Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stockton Avenue today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stockton Avenue at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
590 | 688 | 688 | 679 | 671 | 554 | 505 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 233 | 226 | 213 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.42m | 12:38PM1.51m | 00:42AM1.32m | 1:06PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.43m | 5:53AM0.19m | 6:27PM0.33m | 6:20AM0.35m | 7:14PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
590 | 688 | 173 | 161 | 161 | 138 | 505 | 411 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 233 | 226 | 78 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
6 | 5 | 688 | 679 | 671 | 554 | 2 | 2 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 34 | 66 | 213 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
— | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
142 | 134 | 269 | 248 | — | 248 | 125 | 125 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 113 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
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