
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Street today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 91 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 252 | 201 | 171 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.77m | 11:22PM2.28m | 12:55PM1.82m | 00:11AM2.03m | 1:37PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM-0.01m | 5:19PM0.95m | 6:21AM0.16m | 6:18PM0.95m | 6:58AM0.36m | 7:25PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
28 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 83 | 56 | 50 | 68 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 101 | 139 | 180 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 16 |
90 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 55 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 69 | 252 | 201 | 171 | 240 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 17 | WNW 16 |
48 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 91 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 92 | 51 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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