Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stockton Avenue today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stockton Avenue at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 180 | 156 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 171 | 111 | 175 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.53m | 9:22AM1.18m | 5:34PM1.53m | 9:57AM1.25m | 6:37PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.26m | 12:15PM1.10m | 1:40AM0.19m | 1:24PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 |
178 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 180 | 156 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 175 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
109 | 109 | 106 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 32 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | NW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 |
36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
40 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 171 | 70 | 62 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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