
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mad River Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mad River Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Mad River Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 214 | 260 | 278 | 284 | 260 | 246 | 246 | 243 | 241 | 302 | 298 | 291 | 431 | 553 | 690 | 745 | 688 | 703 | 692 | 605 | 564 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.61m | 8:10PM1.99m | 10:43AM1.69m | 9:16PM2.03m | 11:12AM1.80m | 10:12PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM1.28m | 3:26AM0.25m | 3:25PM1.16m | 4:12AM0.19m | 4:17PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
58 | 88 | 120 | 140 | 163 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 144 | 127 | 302 | 58 | 129 | 258 | 180 | 690 | 745 | 688 | 703 | 692 | 605 | 564 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
255 | 214 | 260 | 278 | 284 | 260 | 246 | 246 | 243 | 241 | 46 | 298 | 119 | 431 | 553 | 150 | 155 | 171 | 206 | 203 | 500 | 446 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 130 | 291 | 346 | 342 | 334 | 326 | 214 | — | — | 203 | 203 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 386 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 357 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 816 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 287 | 336 | 305 | 357 | 0 |
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