Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
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 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 170 | 216 | 262 | 186 | 153 | 227 | 235 | 183 | 380 | 299 | 290 | 252 | 516 | 607 | 600 | 594 | 405 | 435 | 606 | |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.08m | 11:39PM1.28m | 12:51PM1.12m | 00:21AM1.24m | 1:16PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.42m | 6:51AM0.02m | 6:58PM0.36m | 7:20AM0.07m | 7:37PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
63 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 128 | 61 | 144 | 124 | 93 | 380 | 299 | 290 | 252 | 132 | 186 | 600 | 594 | 405 | 432 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 132 | 227 | 235 | 167 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 71 | 516 | 607 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
121 | 119 | 39 | 82 | 18 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 183 | 27 | 61 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
117 | 170 | 216 | 262 | 186 | 153 | — | — | 163 | 117 | 118 | 149 | 154 | 233 | 297 | 181 | 177 | 242 | 435 | 606 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 120 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
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