
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
246 | 246 | 257 | 302 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | 320 | 314 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 222 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.80m | 7:55AM2.03m | 8:12PM1.81m | 8:17AM2.17m | 8:57PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.59m | 2:13PM0.58m | 2:01AM0.64m | 2:51PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
192 | 189 | 257 | 302 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 107 | 110 | 121 | 77 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 222 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | W 6 |
246 | 246 | 162 | 125 | 137 | 135 | 123 | 86 | 266 | 362 | 320 | 314 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | W 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | S 18 |
13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 133 | 85 | — | — | 7 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 25 | — | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 |
24 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 141 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 141 | 141 | 23 | 19 |
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