
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1064 | 928 | 759 | 565 | 466 | 396 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 425 | 346 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.69m | 8:39AM2.51m | 7:32PM2.64m | 9:31AM2.65m | 8:53PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM2.05m | 1:37AM1.19m | 1:53PM2.01m | 2:42AM1.18m | 3:09PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 |
1064 | 928 | 759 | 565 | 466 | 396 | 313 | 244 | 290 | 425 | 346 | 251 | 162 | 129 | 103 | 127 | 96 | 92 | 51 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 |
360 | 360 | 276 | 352 | 340 | 306 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 80 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | S 18 | W 12 | W 8 |
121 | 104 | 107 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 180 | 125 | 48 | 31 | 44 | 84 | 318 | 46 | 191 | 158 | 104 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
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