Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 40th Street today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 308 | 352 | 338 | 373 | 309 | 216 | 541 | 391 | 816 | 1026 | 993 | 1204 | 969 | 870 | 696 | 563 | 513 | 407 | 311 | 250 | 231 | 222 | 248 | 685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.57m | 1:54AM0.97m | 10:39AM1.46m | 4:08AM1.02m | 11:32AM1.35m | 4:21AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.11m | 3:51AM0.95m | 7:11PM0.17m | 4:28AM1.02m | 8:14PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 16 | WSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 19 |
| kJ | 318 | 308 | 352 | 338 | 373 | 309 | 216 | 172 | 391 | 157 | 1026 | 993 | 1204 | 969 | 870 | 696 | 563 | 513 | 407 | 311 | 222 | 212 | 222 | 89 | 685 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 15 | W 20 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 147 | 291 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 130 | 155 | 123 | 816 | 120 | 103 | 167 | 329 | 269 | 269 | 132 | 132 | 263 | 259 | 250 | 231 | 94 | 165 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 115 | 28 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 114 | 248 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 14 | 30 | 541 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 104 | 172 | 521 | 124 | 146 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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