
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 146 | 186 | 184 | 251 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM2.87m | 8:21AM2.36m | 6:55PM2.77m | 9:46AM2.45m | 8:22PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM1.99m | 1:17AM1.24m | 12:47PM2.10m | 2:38AM1.24m | 2:25PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
44 | 28 | 146 | 56 | 251 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 74 | 95 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
146 | 146 | 186 | 184 | 37 | 34 | 88 | 86 | 123 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
113 | 138 | 16 | 144 | 97 | 93 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 706 | 1007 | 113 | 0 |
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