Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceano today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceano at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 372 | 372 | 530 | 536 | 587 | 525 | 407 | 251 | 280 | 293 | 301 | 372 | 377 | 372 | 293 | 283 | 280 | 211 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.66m | 8:00AM1.72m | 7:17PM1.68m | 8:17AM1.82m | 8:08PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM1.19m | 1:14AM0.57m | 1:43PM1.03m | 1:44AM0.60m | 2:21PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 372 | 372 | 304 | 530 | 536 | 587 | 525 | 407 | 251 | 230 | 183 | 301 | 372 | 377 | 372 | 293 | 250 | 239 | 189 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 276 | 218 | 280 | 293 | 111 | 116 | 196 | 156 | 107 | 143 | 280 | 211 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 99 | 70 | 62 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 107 | 157 | 154 | 184 | 186 | 151 | 149 | 13 | 226 | 283 | 91 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 19 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 107 | 76 | 12 | 12 |
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