Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 338 | 326 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 292 | 229 | 220 | 165 | 204 | 204 | 202 | 312 | 129 | 329 | 315 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.21m | 10:01AM1.76m | 9:23PM2.18m | 10:23AM1.84m | 9:58PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.25m | 3:20PM0.86m | 4:06AM0.30m | 3:57PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 426 | 338 | 326 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 292 | 229 | 220 | 165 | 123 | 118 | 103 | 88 | 78 | 329 | 315 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | S 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 112 | 106 | 104 | 75 | 108 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 103 | 134 | 204 | 204 | 83 | 80 | 36 | 53 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 25 | 202 | 312 | 129 | 62 | 44 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 71 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 87 | 94 | 141 | 30 | 38 |
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