
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Street today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 125 | 188 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 131 | 166 | 201 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.81m | 2:42PM1.74m | 8:15AM1.45m | 4:26PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.73m | 11:39PM0.66m | 10:15AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
135 | 125 | 188 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 101 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
24 | 14 | 117 | 116 | 110 | 19 | 120 | 118 | 110 | 15 | 14 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 201 | 255 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
29 | 117 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 134 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 131 | 166 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 52 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 2 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
4 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 147 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 179 | 93 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 141 | 71 | 47 | 42 |
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