
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schooner Gulch today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schooner Gulch at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Schooner Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
382 | 418 | 369 | 335 | 311 | 315 | 311 | 329 | 385 | 376 | 381 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 379 | 280 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.96m | 2:47PM1.62m | 2:00AM1.74m | 3:28PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.69m | 8:06AM-0.26m | 8:14PM0.64m | 8:46AM-0.05m | 9:20PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 |
277 | 257 | 246 | 318 | 311 | 315 | 311 | 329 | 385 | 376 | 199 | 178 | 151 | 116 | 362 | 357 | 280 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 |
157 | 151 | 139 | 177 | 231 | 231 | 74 | 73 | 102 | 102 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 379 | 263 | 277 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 19 |
28 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 130 | 122 | 50 | 49 | 102 | 132 | 241 | 362 | 42 | 55 | 44 | 284 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
382 | 418 | 369 | 335 | 283 | 264 | 268 | 281 | 229 | 193 | 381 | 327 | 269 | 218 | 119 | 126 | 126 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 87 | 261 | 261 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 128 | 65 | 33 |
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