
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stockton Avenue today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stockton Avenue at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 194 | 186 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 181 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.93m | 11:54AM1.42m | 10:41PM1.85m | 12:27PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM-0.38m | 4:38PM0.65m | 5:25AM-0.30m | 5:30PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | 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 |
124 | 121 | 82 | 151 | 194 | 186 | 160 | 173 | 177 | 134 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 181 | 176 | 153 | 153 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
51 | 50 | 33 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 98 | 98 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 333 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 144 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 180 | 2 |
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