
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Street today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 341 | 265 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 | 257 | 302 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.76m | 6:41PM1.76m | 7:36AM1.89m | 7:27PM1.80m | 7:55AM2.03m | 8:12PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.55m | 1:03PM1.01m | 1:07AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.80m | 1:34AM0.59m | 2:13PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 |
366 | 443 | 419 | 324 | 281 | 361 | 366 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 341 | 265 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 243 | 257 | 302 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 51 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 22 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
15 | 6 | 45 | 171 | 135 | 152 | 216 | 20 | 17 | 192 | 280 | 251 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 | 162 | 125 | 181 | 135 | 33 | 43 | 266 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 22 | W 8 | WNW 14 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 9 | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
37 | 46 | 5 | 36 | 84 | 34 | 33 | 216 | 196 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16 | — | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 123 | 86 | 85 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | 1 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 24 | 142 | 99 | 0 | 10 | 238 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 109 | 141 | 147 | 65 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 93 | 19 | 17 |
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