Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 291 | 163 | 220 | 297 | 305 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 270 | 256 | 223 | 229 | 156 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.04m | 3:05PM1.55m | 5:30AM0.98m | 3:45PM1.54m | 8:24AM1.07m | 4:35PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.69m | 10:17PM0.34m | 9:12AM0.89m | 11:30PM0.31m | 10:39AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 70 | 84 | 74 | 297 | 86 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 120 | 106 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 65 | 291 | 163 | 220 | 76 | 305 | 84 | 78 | 87 | 270 | 256 | 223 | 170 | 156 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | S 22 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 65 | 95 | 38 | 61 | 59 | 18 | 9 | — | 87 | 75 | 100 | 102 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | — | 54 | 22 | 34 | 98 | 98 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 104 | 114 | 204 | 176 | — | 229 | 120 | 138 | 123 | 103 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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