Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Generals today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Generals at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Generals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 57 | 39 | 58 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.38m | 9:44AM0.56m | 8:09PM0.30m | 10:56AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.26m | 2:05AM0.03m | 4:46PM0.26m | 2:55AM0.02m | 6:41PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 89 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 75 | 49 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | N 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 89 | 68 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | W 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 15 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 5 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | N 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 8 | 58 | 48 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 21 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | N 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 121 | 0 |
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