
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
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 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | W 8 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 117 | 118 | 131 | 153 | 121 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 186 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:52PM3.01m | 6:47AM2.40m | 5:41PM2.87m | 8:21AM2.36m | 6:55PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM1.14m | 11:30AM1.99m | 1:17AM1.24m | 12:47PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
101 | 83 | 107 | 131 | 153 | 121 | 115 | 83 | 59 | 40 | 27 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 117 | 117 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
31 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 103 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 138 | 186 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 28 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1257 | 256 | 489 | 113 |
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