
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 123 | 173 | 230 | 213 | 135 | 108 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.89m | 11:02AM2.11m | 11:36PM1.69m | 11:30AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.50m | 4:46AM0.62m | 5:33PM0.51m | 5:10AM0.80m | 6:21PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
22 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 89 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 123 | 173 | 230 | 213 | 135 | 90 | 121 | 116 | 80 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 5 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
102 | 14 | 29 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 92 | 44 | 79 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
29 | 29 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 129 | 44 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | 36 | 71 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 71 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 94 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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