Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Clause today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Clause at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Santa Clause. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.73m | 8:19AM1.43m | 4:43PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.68m | 11:55PM0.62m | 10:35AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 45 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 44 | 42 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 34 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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