Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 322 | 300 | 267 | 392 | 275 | 397 | 278 | 299 | 280 | 228 | 320 | 582 | 359 | 359 | 311 | 204 | 207 | 232 | 201 | 253 | 274 | 588 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.31m | 8:49PM1.46m | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.64m | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 261 | 300 | 267 | 222 | 275 | 397 | 278 | 299 | 280 | 228 | 320 | 334 | 200 | 189 | 311 | 51 | 207 | 232 | 201 | 253 | 231 | 220 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 258 | 248 | 287 | 107 | 272 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 8 | 18 | 161 | 204 | 108 | 90 | 67 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 129 | 96 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 392 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 582 | 359 | 359 | 116 | — | 49 | 27 | 40 | 180 | 274 | 588 | 1162 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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