Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Street today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 215 | 176 | 120 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 186 | 183 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.82m | 8:28AM1.37m | 5:11PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.75m | 00:23AM0.65m | 10:13AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 165 | 186 | 183 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 18 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 215 | 176 | 120 | 163 | 165 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 102 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 93 | 71 | 30 | 18 |
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