Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
266 | 255 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 169 | 171 | 217 | 220 | 251 | 261 | 175 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.01m | 3:36PM1.24m | 4:24AM0.89m | 4:13PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.28m | 10:49PM0.21m | 10:24AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
266 | 255 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 169 | 171 | 66 | 142 | 135 | 261 | 175 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
71 | 68 | 68 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 217 | 220 | 251 | 38 | 85 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 64 | — | — | — | 66 | 148 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 122 | 446 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 121 | 54 | 22 |
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