
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gualala Rivermouth today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gualala Rivermouth at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gualala Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 99 | 97 | 101 | 127 | 123 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 134 | 241 | 241 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.18m | 6:12AM1.42m | 5:15PM2.24m | 7:57AM1.45m | 6:16PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.66m | 10:19AM1.20m | 1:05AM0.50m | 11:24AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 |
98 | 98 | 90 | 101 | 71 | 65 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 84 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 80 | 241 | 241 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 19 |
72 | 41 | 42 | 97 | 127 | 123 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 84 | 82 | 127 | 134 | 77 | 78 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 12 | SW 16 |
37 | 99 | 97 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 81 | 124 | 124 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 67 | 77 | 102 | 84 | 57 | 79 | 109 | 140 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 394 | 107 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 331 | 136 | 113 | 67 | 45 |
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