Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schooner Gulch today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schooner Gulch at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Schooner Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
411 | 405 | 492 | 435 | 400 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 226 | 213 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.56m | 1:41PM1.79m | 2:20AM1.42m | 2:15PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.36m | 7:22AM0.37m | 8:14PM0.27m | 7:54AM0.54m | 9:10PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
411 | 405 | 289 | 248 | 169 | 129 | 325 | 321 | 75 | 213 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 106 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | WNW 7 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
6 | 6 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 17 | 17 | 226 | 53 | 46 | 90 | 29 | 108 | 90 | 85 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NW 7 | S 13 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 70 | 65 | 18 | 85 | 28 | 113 | 72 | 64 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
346 | 289 | 492 | 435 | 300 | 244 | 107 | 93 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 261 | 263 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 255 | 9 | 0 |
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