Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 309 | 268 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 142 | 109 | 154 | 331 | 220 | 297 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 560 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.51m | 12:04PM1.56m | 00:23AM1.38m | 12:30PM1.57m | 1:16AM1.26m | 12:56PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:01PM0.17m | 6:01AM0.34m | 6:44PM0.15m | 6:33AM0.55m | 7:29PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 268 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 142 | 85 | 85 | 193 | 220 | 297 | 304 | 43 | 77 | 267 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 41 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 78 | 42 | 107 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 112 | 109 | 54 | 93 | 65 | 104 | 114 | 103 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 88 | 97 | 109 | 154 | 331 | — | — | — | 304 | 304 | 560 | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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