Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 264 | 255 | 371 | 226 | 261 | 251 | 203 | 258 | 261 | 232 | 237 | 604 | 288 | 266 | 358 | 358 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.49m | 3:08PM1.90m | 3:45AM1.30m | 3:59PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.94m | 8:10AM0.80m | 10:13PM0.88m | 8:48AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 336 | 264 | 255 | 371 | 185 | 182 | 191 | 188 | 181 | 127 | 96 | 237 | 604 | 288 | 266 | 358 | 358 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 216 | 232 | 11 | 226 | 261 | 251 | 203 | 258 | 261 | 232 | 94 | 8 | 67 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | W 4 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | W 4 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 62 | 10 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 37 | 6 | 84 | 114 | 40 | 72 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 141 | 94 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 180 | 99 | 66 | 34 |
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