Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 98 | 135 | 162 | 75 | 144 | 90 | 86 | 82 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 147 | 142 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.55m | 10:24AM1.28m | 7:34PM1.58m | 10:46AM1.29m | 8:23PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.11m | 2:15PM1.02m | 3:08AM0.03m | 2:56PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 98 | 88 | 93 | 75 | 86 | 50 | 51 | 62 | 62 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 69 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 144 | 90 | 83 | 53 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 142 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 94 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 43 | 135 | 162 | — | — | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 67 | 66 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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