Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Street today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 462 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 280 | 265 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.66m | 5:50PM1.72m | 7:22AM1.76m | 6:41PM1.76m | 7:36AM1.89m | 7:27PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM1.19m | 00:40AM0.55m | 1:03PM1.01m | 1:07AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 468 | 462 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 273 | 265 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 18 | W 5 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 45 | 137 | 135 | 152 | 216 | 216 | 196 | 24 | 21 | 251 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | WNW 11 | S 18 | W 15 | S 22 | SSW 22 | W 8 | WNW 14 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | S 8 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 56 | 4 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 36 | 84 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 192 | 280 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 17 | 31 | — | 15 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 31 | 141 | 141 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 115 | 109 | 56 | 48 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 56 | 47 |
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