Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 113 | 189 | 183 | 140 | 133 | 137 | 157 | 142 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.28m | 9:08PM1.62m | 11:20AM1.29m | 9:49PM1.61m | 11:36AM1.32m | 10:29PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.85m | 4:12AM-0.07m | 4:05PM0.75m | 4:38AM-0.07m | 4:37PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 87 | 87 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 21 | 169 | 150 | 171 | 168 | 151 | 131 | 96 | 70 | 94 | 62 | 61 | 146 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 130 | 127 | 86 | 15 | 19 | 169 | 112 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 84 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 106 | 144 | 104 | 133 | 137 | 131 | 39 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 28 | 12 | — | — | 44 | 21 | 22 | 51 | 57 | 109 | 189 | 183 | 140 | 68 | 113 | 157 | 142 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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