
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
478 | 478 | 499 | 560 | 520 | 466 | 490 | 791 | 991 | 1324 | 1280 | 1133 | 961 | 778 | 794 | 763 | 1240 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 759 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM2.58m | 4:07PM2.96m | 6:11AM2.46m | 4:54PM2.82m | 7:27AM2.43m | 6:03PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM1.88m | 11:20PM1.03m | 11:01AM1.99m | 00:25AM1.15m | 12:19PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
478 | 478 | 499 | 560 | 520 | 466 | 490 | 242 | 980 | 1324 | 1280 | 1133 | 961 | 778 | 794 | 763 | 1240 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 759 | 565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
339 | 344 | 348 | 358 | 372 | 372 | 259 | 176 | 178 | 226 | 183 | 242 | 242 | 332 | 178 | 309 | 286 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 276 | 352 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
184 | 173 | 215 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 175 | 173 | 244 | 227 | 221 | 301 | 178 | 329 | 132 | 163 | 120 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 791 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 228 | 382 | 812 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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