
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
394 | 376 | 371 | 575 | 575 | 568 | 554 | 546 | 532 | 445 | 434 | 434 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.45m | 11:09AM2.06m | 1:33AM1.34m | 11:42AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.41m | 4:43AM1.13m | 6:44PM0.50m | 4:57AM1.23m | 7:46PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
394 | 376 | 371 | 575 | 575 | 568 | 554 | 546 | 532 | 445 | 434 | 434 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | WNW 4 |
168 | 158 | 156 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 47 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 16 | S 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 11 | S 9 | W 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 22 |
6 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 4 | NE 3 |
— | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 141 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 94 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
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