Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanside Pier today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanside Pier at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Oceanside Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 724 | 724 | 596 | 551 | 530 | 522 | 495 | 565 | 596 | 596 | 631 | 1309 | 1265 | 779 | 751 | 733 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.69m | 10:07AM2.19m | 11:24PM1.56m | 10:34AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.87m | 5:05PM0.33m | 4:17AM1.00m | 5:48PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 733 | 724 | 724 | 596 | 551 | 530 | 522 | 443 | 443 | 596 | 437 | 631 | 1309 | 1265 | 779 | 751 | 733 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 135 | 76 | 544 | 432 | 432 | 424 | 495 | 565 | 437 | 596 | 491 | 60 | 28 | 96 | 163 | 130 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | — | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 92 | 51 | 35 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 102 | — | 6 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 264 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 40 | 0 |
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