Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 566 | 612 | 627 | 521 | 422 | 352 | 298 | 284 | 303 | 302 | 263 | 208 | 252 | 243 | 243 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.15m | 1:34AM1.34m | 3:20PM1.18m | 2:29AM1.20m | 3:59PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.43m | 9:00AM-0.15m | 9:22PM0.39m | 9:42AM-0.03m | 10:26PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 124 | 87 | 116 | 110 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 216 | 214 | 206 | 190 | 188 | 144 | 153 | 121 | 104 | 243 | 178 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 114 | 175 | 162 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 252 | 183 | 181 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 130 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 109 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 44 | 30 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 397 | 566 | 612 | 627 | 521 | 422 | 352 | 298 | 284 | 303 | 302 | 263 | 208 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 101 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 110 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 22 |
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