Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 468 | 456 | 551 | 628 | 491 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 407 | 266 | 247 | 286 | 351 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 326 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.28m | 6:22PM1.25m | 8:31AM1.33m | 7:30PM1.24m | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:32PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.21m | 1:33PM0.83m | 1:20AM0.20m | 2:11PM0.64m | 1:57AM0.22m | 2:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 468 | 456 | 551 | 628 | 491 | 302 | 270 | 260 | 407 | 176 | 140 | 254 | 351 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 198 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 226 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 151 | 304 | 456 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 146 | 184 | 247 | 142 | 64 | 107 | 140 | 133 | 257 | 251 | 326 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 22 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | S 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 44 | 72 | 109 | 121 | 169 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 92 | 59 | 36 | 52 | 266 | 105 | 286 | 70 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 65 | 2 | 65 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 67 | 180 | 42 | 140 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
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