Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Patch today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
165 | 161 | 188 | 188 | 217 | 176 | 155 | 181 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 145 | 136 | 181 | 164 | 214 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.45m | 1:20PM1.19m | 00:35AM1.38m | 1:54PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.41m | 7:09AM-0.15m | 7:13PM0.35m | 7:48AM-0.07m | 8:04PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 |
165 | 149 | 188 | 188 | 217 | 176 | 149 | 181 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 97 | 76 | 59 | 255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
163 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 145 | 136 | 130 | 132 | 214 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 |
85 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 62 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 181 | 164 | 130 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 45 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 121 | 54 | 25 | 71 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 121 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
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