Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 40th Street today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
283 | 280 | 356 | 352 | 629 | 601 | 552 | 302 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 436 | 430 | 382 | 353 | 272 | 272 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.50m | 10:56PM1.72m | 11:49AM1.53m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:23PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.34m | 5:36AM-0.02m | 5:54PM0.34m | 6:05AM0.18m | 6:49PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
283 | 280 | 356 | 352 | 629 | 601 | 552 | 302 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 436 | 430 | 382 | 353 | 272 | 272 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
169 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 125 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
38 | 38 | 61 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 33 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 88 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 88 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 110 | 110 | 124 | 74 | 29 |
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