
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
366 | 358 | 342 | 322 | 514 | 500 | 580 | 468 | 454 | 421 | 565 | 462 | 454 | 531 | 672 | 1020 | 1326 | 1508 | 1394 | 1168 | 1065 | 1191 | 1724 | 1724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.25m | 10:51PM1.18m | 11:17AM1.28m | 11:44PM1.14m | 11:45AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.08m | 5:20PM0.17m | 5:26AM0.15m | 6:03PM0.08m | 6:02AM0.23m | 6:43PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
366 | 358 | 158 | 322 | 514 | 500 | 580 | 468 | 454 | 356 | 440 | 462 | 454 | 531 | 672 | 1020 | 258 | 255 | 206 | 203 | 167 | 167 | 252 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
112 | 85 | 342 | 128 | 314 | 366 | 432 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 565 | 395 | 269 | 266 | 266 | 262 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 170 | 155 | 211 | 130 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 5 | SSW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 18 | W 18 |
19 | 186 | 172 | 203 | 71 | 72 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 305 | 67 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 253 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 99 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1326 | 1508 | 1394 | 1168 | 1065 | 1191 | 1724 | 1724 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 465 | 157 | 25 | 98 | 110 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 764 | 123 | 121 | 120 |
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