
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Beach today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Surf Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
492 | 486 | 474 | 532 | 519 | 438 | 492 | 415 | 346 | 289 | 285 | 285 | 393 | 466 | 574 | 710 | 644 | 644 | 362 | 546 | 532 | 407 | 407 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.65m | 1:09AM2.04m | 3:26PM1.71m | 2:12AM1.81m | 4:14PM1.79m | 3:26AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM1.16m | 8:27AM0.20m | 8:39PM1.13m | 9:14AM0.38m | 10:07PM1.05m | 9:59AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
492 | 486 | 474 | 532 | 519 | 438 | 492 | 415 | 346 | 289 | 285 | 285 | 393 | 466 | 574 | 710 | 644 | 644 | 362 | 546 | 532 | 407 | 407 | 407 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 |
72 | 72 | 46 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 211 | 316 | 312 | 312 | 204 | 64 | 28 | 49 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 103 | 65 | 63 | 38 | 44 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 |
173 | 121 | 62 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 103 | 119 | 119 | 101 | 64 | 172 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 134 | 186 | 134 | 97 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 76 | 76 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 156 | 156 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 247 | 384 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 225 |
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