Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Indicators today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 534 | 467 | 527 | 429 | 402 | 246 | 398 | 408 | 284 | 284 | 338 | 236 | 276 | 211 | 173 | 328 | 305 | 305 | 369 | 287 | 413 | 423 | 846 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.27m | 11:17PM1.59m | 1:17PM1.30m | 11:56PM1.50m | 1:39PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM-0.16m | 5:30PM0.83m | 6:07AM-0.12m | 6:06PM0.76m | 6:32AM-0.04m | 6:49PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 294 | 294 | 277 | 277 | 429 | 402 | 246 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 202 | 197 | 218 | 276 | 186 | 170 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 215 | 57 | 86 | 78 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 568 | 534 | 441 | 527 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 309 | 305 | 284 | 284 | 218 | 85 | 49 | 81 | 81 | 225 | 114 | 114 | 89 | 82 | 48 | 80 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 104 | 76 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 53 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 498 | 467 | 467 | 467 | 270 | 280 | 242 | 398 | 408 | — | — | 338 | 236 | 250 | 211 | 173 | 328 | 305 | 305 | 369 | 287 | 413 | 423 | 846 |
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 | 0 | 0 |
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