Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 387 | 580 | 387 | 607 | 382 | 449 | 386 | 322 | 448 | 373 | 242 | 242 | 268 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 256 | 246 | 249 | 261 | 244 | 244 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.77m | 9:19AM1.04m | 7:05PM1.87m | 10:22AM1.17m | 8:01PM1.95m | 11:09AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM-0.05m | 12:31PM0.91m | 2:34AM-0.25m | 1:43PM0.98m | 3:26AM-0.41m | 2:47PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 387 | 324 | 304 | 381 | 382 | 273 | 256 | 249 | 224 | 197 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 187 | 207 | 249 | 261 | 244 | 244 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 11 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | — | 2 | 9 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 256 | 246 | 220 | 223 | 233 | 236 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | — | — | S 10 | W 18 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 55 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 316 | 324 | 580 | — | 607 | 381 | 449 | 386 | 322 | 448 | 373 | — | — | 268 | 187 | 183 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 125 | 313 |
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