Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 270 | 264 | 215 | 161 | 161 | 148 | 113 | 125 | 128 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 140 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM0.89m | 3:11PM1.18m | 5:46AM0.85m | 3:58PM1.14m | 7:26AM0.86m | 4:56PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.54m | 11:00PM0.12m | 10:41AM0.62m | 00:05AM0.14m | 12:03PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 188 | 270 | 264 | 215 | 87 | 89 | 110 | 113 | 125 | 128 | 105 | 96 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 236 | 236 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 64 | 148 | 29 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 81 | 50 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 97 | 37 | 72 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 79 | 61 | 70 | 23 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 161 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 29 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 245 | 121 | 217 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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