Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 436 | 436 | 436 | 651 | 650 | 715 | 820 | 658 | 512 | 380 | 367 | 372 | 393 | 171 | 173 | 239 | 246 | 264 | 272 | 275 | 272 | 211 | 216 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.01m | 7:38PM1.01m | 9:17AM1.06m | 8:40PM1.02m | 9:41AM1.12m | 9:38PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.12m | 3:03PM0.50m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:45PM0.40m | 3:39AM0.15m | 4:23PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 436 | 436 | 651 | 650 | 715 | 820 | 658 | 512 | 380 | 297 | 176 | 393 | 140 | 90 | 239 | 246 | 189 | 272 | 275 | 272 | 211 | 175 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 436 | 210 | 269 | 430 | 344 | 314 | 372 | 372 | 268 | 268 | 367 | 372 | 137 | 171 | 173 | 88 | 134 | 264 | 85 | 20 | 38 | 161 | 211 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | — | W 14 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 22 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 11 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 72 | 130 | — | 203 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 75 | 69 | 116 | 118 | 70 | 183 | 149 | 97 | 58 | 145 | 38 | 41 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 26 | 95 | 216 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 87 | 83 |
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