Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicator today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.81m | 8:34AM1.36m | 5:14PM1.84m | 8:37AM1.43m | 6:15PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.64m | 10:14AM1.35m | 1:18AM0.53m | 12:01PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 120 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 8 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 72 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 117 | 37 | 2 |
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