Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 6PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
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 Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 155 | 154 | 147 | 142 | 147 | 190 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.29m | 8:23PM1.62m | 11:04AM1.28m | 9:08PM1.62m | 11:20AM1.29m | 9:49PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.94m | 3:42AM-0.03m | 3:32PM0.85m | 4:12AM-0.07m | 4:05PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 71 | 69 | 150 | 150 | 47 | 37 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 87 | 87 | 124 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 168 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 153 | 153 | 153 | 147 | 142 | 148 | 190 | 89 | 89 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 127 | 86 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 55 | 100 | 166 | 121 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 17 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 155 | 154 | 9 | 9 | 147 | 92 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 84 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 85 | 55 | 49 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 66 | 50 | 91 | — | — | 62 | 37 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 45 | 56 | 60 | 22 | 19 | 46 | 43 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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