
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Creek Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Creek Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Salt Creek Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 301 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 234 | 278 | 258 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:24PM1.72m | 7:56AM1.50m | 5:38PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.66m | 10:12AM1.43m | 00:31AM0.57m | 11:55AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
405 | 301 | 186 | 180 | 149 | 303 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 36 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | W 5 |
154 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 141 | 303 | 236 | 234 | 23 | 258 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 76 | 22 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 278 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 222 | 100 | 10 | 73 |
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