Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1020 | 635 | 622 | 648 | 1339 | 1636 | 1702 | 1946 | 919 | 892 | 778 | 647 | 672 | 759 | 773 | 668 | 521 | 469 | 516 | 510 | 493 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.63m | 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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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 576 | 264 | 264 | 239 | 711 | 848 | 848 | 940 | 919 | 892 | 778 | 647 | 672 | 759 | 773 | 668 | 521 | 389 | 292 | 240 | 183 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | 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 | 325 | 254 | 249 | 249 | 326 | 705 | 589 | 433 | 385 | 376 | 417 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 451 | 422 | 493 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 24 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 212 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 186 | 96 | 92 | 282 | 85 | 66 | 233 | 476 | 147 | 194 | 391 | 502 | 395 | 395 | 516 | 510 | 344 | 427 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1020 | 635 | 622 | 648 | 1339 | 1636 | 1702 | 1946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
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