Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 263 | 216 | 179 | 177 | 203 | 203 | 288 | 305 | 439 | 305 | 284 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 302 | 314 | 255 | 310 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.49m | 2:20AM1.26m | 3:39PM1.52m | 3:30AM1.06m | 4:16PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.56m | 8:35AM0.17m | 9:59PM0.48m | 9:18AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 316 | 263 | 181 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 305 | 439 | 86 | 284 | 268 | 156 | 190 | 302 | 314 | 181 | 310 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 183 | 211 | 216 | 179 | 177 | 174 | 203 | 288 | 170 | 163 | 305 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 264 | 144 | 184 | 255 | 134 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | S 11 | S 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 105 | 66 | 203 | 172 | 172 | 21 | 68 | 110 | 130 | 168 | 268 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 67 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 56 | 54 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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