Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 155 | 183 | 234 | 333 | 336 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 450 | 486 | 705 | 877 | 823 | 681 | 505 | 590 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.57m | 11:54AM1.36m | 11:10PM1.51m | 12:15PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.03m | 5:11PM0.53m | 5:28AM0.06m | 5:47PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 77 | 84 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 450 | 99 | 705 | 877 | 823 | 681 | 505 | 590 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 98 | 183 | 234 | 333 | 336 | 51 | 91 | 30 | 29 | 486 | 111 | 115 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 138 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 91 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 155 | 144 | 189 | 158 | — | 108 | 127 | 109 | 93 | 189 | 200 | 206 | 145 | 165 | 199 | 169 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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