Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garrapata today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garrapata at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garrapata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 246 | 298 | 307 | 477 | 674 | 741 | 788 | 955 | 934 | 816 | 784 | 734 | 628 | 520 | 459 | 370 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.70m | 8:59AM1.96m | 9:23PM1.71m | 9:22AM2.08m | 10:15PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:23PM0.65m | 3:06AM0.77m | 4:03PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 195 | 192 | 298 | 307 | 477 | 674 | 741 | 788 | 955 | 934 | 816 | 784 | 734 | 628 | 520 | 459 | 370 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 329 | 246 | 192 | 192 | 300 | 302 | 298 | 269 | 269 | 201 | 201 | 259 | 240 | 228 | 225 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 246 | 158 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 89 | 86 | 55 | 55 | — | — | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 60 | 16 | 0 |
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