
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
197 | 206 | 257 | 236 | 229 | 257 | 277 | 290 | 311 | 241 | 257 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 336 | 303 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.05m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:07PM2.01m | 9:30AM2.07m | 9:47PM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.41m | 3:05PM0.62m | 3:17AM0.48m | 3:43PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
197 | 206 | 257 | 236 | 229 | 257 | 277 | 290 | 311 | 241 | 257 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 336 | 303 | 285 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 55 | 54 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 19 |
18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 8 | 9 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 141 | 141 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 504 | 46 | 32 | 7 |
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