Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seals today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seals at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Seals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 251 | 248 | 196 | 183 | 146 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 291 | 237 | 243 | 58 | 476 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.95m | 10:35PM1.96m | 11:01AM2.00m | 11:21PM1.79m | 11:30AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.32m | 4:32PM0.57m | 4:46AM0.47m | 5:18PM0.52m | 5:14AM0.65m | 6:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 52 | 60 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 251 | 251 | 248 | 196 | 183 | 146 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 140 | 102 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 11 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 46 | — | 26 | 28 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 52 | — | 44 | 87 | 181 | 156 | 126 | 128 | 291 | 237 | 243 | 263 | 476 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 8 | 0 |
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