
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
299 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 245 | 273 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 140 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.21m | 10:07AM2.06m | 10:09PM2.07m | 10:34AM2.11m | 10:52PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.54m | 4:20AM0.44m | 4:49PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
299 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 245 | 273 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 100 | 100 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 |
8 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 140 | 138 | 29 | 27 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 |
9 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 26 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 71 | 48 | 31 |
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