
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
386 | 426 | 505 | 505 | 514 | 628 | 639 | 621 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 217 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.98m | 11:39AM2.91m | 11:17PM3.10m | 12:06PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.93m | 5:21PM1.54m | 5:48AM0.86m | 6:00PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
338 | 426 | 505 | 505 | 514 | 628 | 639 | 621 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 188 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
386 | 334 | 330 | 261 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 362 | 318 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 103 | 144 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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