Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Boulevard today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Boulevard at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Boulevard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 165 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 175 | 145 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.02m | 5:24PM1.47m | 8:49AM1.09m | 6:26PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.41m | 00:34AM0.30m | 10:21AM1.02m | 1:26AM0.18m | 12:16PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
53 | 45 | 32 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 30 | 61 | 62 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 71 | 165 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
196 | 165 | 183 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 175 | 145 | 102 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 51 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 19 |
13 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 81 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 57 | 14 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 22 | 29 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 93 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 93 | 93 | 12 | 0 |
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