Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mad River Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mad River Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mad River Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 101 | 86 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 84 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 102 | 121 | 143 | 183 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.38m | 7:24AM1.48m | 6:49PM2.44m | 8:59AM1.47m | 7:51PM2.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.27m | 11:53AM0.93m | 2:06AM0.12m | 1:01PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 101 | 86 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 102 | 121 | 143 | 183 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 59 | 82 | 64 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 84 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 158 | 305 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 604 | 96 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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