Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 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 Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 271 | 264 | 371 | 502 | 496 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 287 | 266 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.14m | 3:01PM1.24m | 3:16AM1.01m | 3:36PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.26m | 9:03AM0.16m | 9:51PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.28m | 10:49PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 318 | 271 | 264 | 371 | 502 | 496 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 287 | 266 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 88 | 85 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 77 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 82 | 17 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 45 | 137 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 122 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 446 | 123 | 120 | 54 |
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