Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 291 | 416 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08AM2.75m | 5:08PM3.24m | 6:09AM2.53m | 5:50PM3.11m | 7:27AM2.39m | 6:41PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM1.01m | 10:46AM1.41m | 11:53PM1.10m | 11:25AM1.69m | 00:55AM1.20m | 12:13PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
79 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 56 | 239 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 92 | 81 | 79 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 79 | 416 | 115 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 100 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 39 | 239 | 180 | 48 | 184 | 177 | 220 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 213 | 288 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 273 | 256 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
17 | 37 | 66 | 90 | 123 | 156 | 25 | 25 | 175 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 188 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 280 | 85 | 59 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 113 | 0 |
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