
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gale Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gale Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gale Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 333 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 388 | 278 | 277 | 273 | 270 | 256 | 318 | 439 | 505 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM2.00m | 3:03PM1.69m | 2:20AM1.80m | 3:42PM1.73m | 3:18AM1.57m | 4:22PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM-0.27m | 8:32PM0.64m | 9:02AM-0.06m | 9:37PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.17m | 10:44PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
318 | 340 | 103 | 340 | 333 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 59 | 82 | 99 | 104 | 140 | 176 | 210 | 196 | 211 | 222 | 222 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
143 | 173 | 340 | 296 | 181 | 177 | 103 | 132 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 362 | 375 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 270 | 181 | 318 | 439 | 505 | 434 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
11 | 104 | 229 | 74 | 103 | 74 | 84 | 23 | 132 | 128 | 241 | 297 | 366 | 280 | 388 | 278 | 132 | 64 | 201 | 201 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 118 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
108 | 106 | 208 | 108 | 136 | 152 | 122 | 85 | 177 | 176 | — | — | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 383 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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