Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 368 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 330 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20PM3.12m | 00:59AM3.36m | 1:48PM3.25m | 1:38AM3.35m | 2:16PM3.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.65m | 7:01PM1.41m | 7:30AM0.64m | 7:37PM1.22m | 7:58AM0.69m | 8:14PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
94 | 122 | 66 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 48 | 140 | 104 | 21 | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 368 | 87 | 104 | 130 | 147 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
124 | 48 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 103 | 140 | 103 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 330 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
50 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 18 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 70 | 11 | 184 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — |
— | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 55 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 812 | 812 | 113 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
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