Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 3AM is: 0.4m 26s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 368 | 311 | 412 | 718 | 952 | 718 | 718 | 578 | 520 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.17m | 7:13PM1.63m | 10:57AM1.24m | 8:00PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.09m | 1:30PM1.03m | 3:00AM0.01m | 2:26PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 158 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 160 | 109 | 412 | 718 | 952 | 718 | 718 | 578 | 520 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 87 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 92 | 154 | 127 | 125 | 368 | 311 | 103 | 72 | 141 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 132 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 66 | 66 | 98 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 63 | 44 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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