Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 113 | 189 | 164 | 140 | 133 | 137 | 157 | 142 | 244 | 216 | 237 | 333 | 336 | 286 | 292 | 424 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.29m | 9:49PM1.61m | 11:36AM1.32m | 10:29PM1.57m | 11:54AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM-0.07m | 4:05PM0.75m | 4:38AM-0.07m | 4:37PM0.64m | 5:03AM-0.03m | 5:11PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 150 | 171 | 168 | 151 | 131 | 96 | 70 | 94 | 62 | 89 | 101 | 147 | 120 | 124 | 96 | 101 | 286 | 292 | 424 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 19 | 21 | 112 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 138 | 237 | 333 | 336 | 169 | 89 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 106 | 144 | 104 | 133 | 137 | 131 | 39 | 138 | 96 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 22 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 109 | 189 | 164 | 140 | 78 | 120 | 157 | 142 | 244 | 216 | 222 | — | 167 | 111 | 138 | 127 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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