Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarack Ave. today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarack Ave. at 6AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarack Ave.. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
223 | 164 | 270 | 270 | 386 | 351 | 175 | 325 | 343 | 601 | 932 | 932 | 921 | 692 | 635 | 788 | 788 | 778 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:18PM2.17m | 10:16AM1.83m | 9:53PM2.09m | 10:39AM1.90m | 10:30PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.76m | 4:23AM0.38m | 4:30PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
223 | 164 | 154 | 117 | 386 | 351 | 78 | 73 | 343 | 601 | 932 | 932 | 921 | 692 | 635 | 788 | 788 | 778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 |
164 | 164 | 270 | 270 | 108 | 79 | 175 | 147 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 52 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 78 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
45 | 42 | 116 | 113 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 325 | 84 | 27 | 52 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 101 | 95 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 185 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
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