Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 316 | 549 | 408 | 379 | 425 | 339 | 339 | 330 | 277 | 285 | 289 | 293 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 263 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.57m | 7:41AM0.94m | 5:38PM1.58m | 9:21AM1.06m | 6:24PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.28m | 11:10AM0.83m | 1:23AM0.18m | 12:22PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 316 | 549 | 408 | 379 | 425 | 329 | 257 | 185 | 146 | 123 | 96 | 86 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 158 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 172 | 224 | 30 | 179 | 237 | 259 | 339 | 339 | 330 | 277 | 285 | 289 | 293 | 55 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | NW 11 | S 7 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 71 | 71 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 66 | 263 | 263 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 2 | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | 77 | 21 | 27 | 44 | 54 | 39 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 166 | 150 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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