Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 500 | 468 | 462 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 341 | 265 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.66m | 5:50PM1.72m | 7:22AM1.76m | 6:41PM1.76m | 7:36AM1.89m | 7:27PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.58m | 12:25PM1.19m | 00:40AM0.55m | 1:03PM1.01m | 1:07AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 520 | 500 | 468 | 462 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 341 | 265 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 45 | 137 | 135 | 152 | 216 | 216 | 196 | 192 | 280 | 251 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 10 | S 22 | SSW 22 | W 8 | WNW 14 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | S 9 | W 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 36 | 84 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 141 | 141 | 54 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 66 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 116 | 57 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 71 | 46 | 57 |
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