Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceano today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceano at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 133 | 138 | 221 | 241 | 272 | 258 | 269 | 287 | 291 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 223 | 217 | 167 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.89m | 4:40AM1.27m | 3:36PM1.85m | 7:02AM1.28m | 4:36PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.72m | 8:32AM1.14m | 11:38PM0.67m | 9:21AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
175 | 109 | 110 | 149 | 192 | 177 | 172 | 269 | 287 | 87 | 87 | 99 | 144 | 157 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 127 | 167 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 |
85 | 133 | 113 | 221 | 241 | 255 | 258 | 37 | 61 | 291 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 107 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 12 |
3 | 14 | 138 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 82 | 74 | 102 | 106 | 15 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
87 | 91 | — | 211 | — | 272 | — | 111 | 102 | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 217 | 120 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 86 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 238 | 107 | 77 | 0 |
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