Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 1577 | 1577 | 1799 | 810 | 807 | 749 | 666 | 634 | 745 | 745 | 643 | 511 | 469 | 516 | 510 | 493 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.33m | 11:11AM1.64m | 00:36AM1.27m | 11:35AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM-0.02m | 4:53AM0.50m | 5:41PM-0.05m | 5:25AM0.67m | 6:18PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 326 | 848 | 848 | 922 | 810 | 807 | 749 | 666 | 634 | 745 | 745 | 643 | 511 | 382 | 292 | 240 | 235 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 705 | 589 | 433 | 385 | 376 | 505 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 451 | 422 | 493 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 24 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | WNW 21 | W 16 | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 96 | 92 | 282 | 85 | 82 | 233 | 476 | 77 | 194 | 391 | 502 | 395 | 413 | 516 | 510 | 344 | 427 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 711 | 1577 | 1577 | 1799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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