Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 156 | 107 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.39m | 6:41PM3.00m | 9:05AM2.37m | 7:48PM2.94m | 10:31AM2.47m | 9:01PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM1.20m | 12:13PM1.93m | 2:09AM1.25m | 1:22PM2.09m | 3:26AM1.21m | 2:50PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
112 | 112 | 88 | 68 | 86 | 95 | 88 | 130 | 136 | 165 | 136 | 142 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 89 | 107 | 86 | 84 | 100 | 100 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
202 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
288 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 280 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 31 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 21 | 124 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 99 |
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