Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 175 | 173 | 326 | 206 | 171 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 239 | 236 | 242 | 242 | 149 | 214 | 205 | 184 | 280 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.77m | 10:42PM2.32m | 12:13PM1.85m | 11:33PM2.19m | 12:47PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.98m | 5:42AM0.08m | 5:34PM0.88m | 6:19AM0.23m | 6:29PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 |
154 | 143 | 147 | 131 | 125 | 122 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 125 | 113 | 87 | 66 | 66 | 140 | 280 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
133 | 175 | 173 | 326 | 206 | 171 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 239 | 236 | 242 | 242 | 148 | 140 | 140 | 184 | 140 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SW 14 |
28 | 68 | 102 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 83 | 77 | 127 | 149 | 214 | 205 | 24 | 16 | 214 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 126 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 152 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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