Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 301 | 297 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 175 | 166 | 224 | 157 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 73 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.98m | 11:16PM1.80m | 11:39AM2.03m | 00:03AM1.60m | 12:12PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.66m | 5:16AM0.65m | 6:09PM0.64m | 5:40AM0.80m | 7:10PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
334 | 301 | 297 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 225 | 248 | 240 | 224 | 157 | 42 | 42 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 73 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
62 | 77 | 104 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 49 | 175 | 166 | 104 | 101 | 154 | 114 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
85 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 101 | 117 | 97 | 180 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | 61 | 58 | 134 | 134 | — | — | — | 35 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 56 | 60 | — | — | 22 | 28 | 30 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 141 | 94 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 141 | 87 | 46 | 46 |
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