Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceano today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceano at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 255 | 295 | 206 | 175 | 133 | 140 | 259 | 282 | 255 | 258 | 269 | 287 | 291 | 251 | 196 | 177 | 181 | 164 | 167 | 207 | 167 | 250 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.38m | 2:46PM1.89m | 4:40AM1.27m | 3:36PM1.85m | 7:02AM1.28m | 4:36PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.99m | 10:17PM0.72m | 8:32AM1.14m | 11:38PM0.67m | 9:21AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 255 | 295 | 206 | 175 | 109 | 113 | 191 | 197 | 208 | 177 | 135 | 287 | 291 | 114 | 132 | 177 | 181 | 157 | 125 | 121 | 153 | 153 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 248 | 16 | 2 | 59 | 85 | 133 | 138 | 221 | 241 | 255 | 258 | 269 | 61 | 59 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 9 | W 21 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | W 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 55 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 85 | 74 | 104 | 106 | 107 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 73 | 87 | 87 | 110 | 110 | 140 | 259 | 282 | — | — | — | 108 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | 250 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 3 | 12 | 86 | 107 | 86 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 238 | 107 | 37 | 0 |
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