Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 298 | 432 | 395 | 428 | 406 | 459 | 603 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 569 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.83m | 1:30PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.60m | 9:07PM0.66m | 10:29PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 264 | 229 | 198 | 428 | 406 | 459 | 603 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 569 | 518 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 91 | 153 | 9 | 176 | 227 | 298 | 432 | 395 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 130 | 128 | 87 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | W 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 21 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 12 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 47 | 4 | 7 | 153 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | 35 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 11 | ESE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 66 | 19 | 23 |
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