Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | W 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 195 | 93 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 64 | 67 | 109 | 120 | 135 | 117 | 103 | 92 | 98 | 94 | 79 | 402 | 713 | 305 | 276 | 64 | 126 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55AM2.40m | 2:25PM2.55m | 2:53AM2.60m | 3:15PM2.77m | 3:38AM2.85m | 3:57PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM1.05m | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:10AM0.85m | 9:35PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 195 | 30 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 67 | 109 | 120 | 135 | 117 | 103 | 92 | 98 | 94 | 79 | 402 | 713 | 305 | 121 | 64 | 126 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | WSW 13 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 15 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 51 | 46 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | S 20 | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 12 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 71 | 70 | 38 | 18 | 276 | 29 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 371 | 415 | 425 | 470 | 633 | 74 | 301 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 96 | 154 | 62 | 433 | 264 | 351 | 635 | 633 | 796 | 908 | 715 |
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