
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manresa State Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Manresa State Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Manresa State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 136 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 203 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.84m | 7:02AM1.40m | 3:58PM1.79m | 8:09AM1.46m | 5:12PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.61m | 9:22AM1.38m | 00:14AM0.59m | 11:11AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
59 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 30 | 184 | 56 | 75 | 88 | 110 | 252 | 96 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
142 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 36 | 236 | 236 | 120 | 116 | 73 | 184 | 69 | 177 | 203 | 255 | 252 | 58 | 252 | 252 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
71 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 136 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 70 | 9 | 69 | 59 | 68 | 58 | 8 | 57 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 40 | 54 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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