
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sand Dollar Beach today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sand Dollar Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Sand Dollar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 375 | 375 | 420 | 255 | 313 | 379 | 379 | 383 | 379 | 370 | 434 | 373 | 424 | 414 | 465 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.75m | 8:35AM1.49m | 6:13PM1.78m | 8:55AM1.54m | 7:09PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM1.39m | 1:06AM0.53m | 12:30PM1.34m | 1:50AM0.48m | 1:26PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
375 | 375 | 375 | 165 | 117 | 131 | 134 | 379 | 383 | 379 | 370 | 160 | 130 | 424 | 107 | 465 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 |
99 | 58 | 56 | 375 | 255 | 255 | 379 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 366 | 358 | 56 | 414 | 52 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 50 | 55 | 56 | 53 | — | — | — | 44 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
104 | 127 | 187 | 420 | — | 313 | 295 | 127 | 132 | 215 | 244 | 434 | 373 | 130 | 268 | 113 | 153 | 138 | 34 | 116 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 123 | 125 | 118 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 228 | 125 | 125 | 40 | 40 |
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