
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
786 | 764 | 732 | 721 | 360 | 659 | 350 | 284 | 573 | 541 | 423 | 380 | 262 | 110 | 219 | 189 | 141 | 181 | 229 | 202 | 78 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.64m | 10:15PM2.19m | 11:41AM1.69m | 10:48PM2.08m | 12:07PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM1.01m | 5:15AM0.27m | 4:49PM0.98m | 5:39AM0.37m | 5:32PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
786 | 764 | 732 | 721 | 339 | 659 | 232 | 243 | 573 | 541 | 423 | 380 | 262 | 110 | 219 | 189 | 45 | 181 | 229 | 202 | 75 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | SSW 15 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
29 | 18 | 10 | 212 | 360 | 13 | 350 | 284 | 22 | 22 | 24 | — | 25 | 89 | 18 | 33 | 141 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | S 9 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 |
32 | 30 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 43 | 11 | 54 | 23 | 24 | 68 | 65 | 40 | 15 | 32 | 78 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 141 | 434 | 141 | 71 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 50 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 141 | 94 | 58 | 31 |
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