Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | W 8 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 133 | 117 | 235 | 214 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 193 | 183 | 148 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 99 | 97 | 123 | 140 | 133 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.65m | 10:53AM2.23m | 00:12AM1.49m | 11:32AM2.19m | 1:31AM1.34m | 12:20PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.84m | 5:57PM0.36m | 4:59AM0.98m | 7:00PM0.40m | 5:29AM1.12m | 8:20PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 160 | 125 | 69 | 235 | 214 | 206 | 203 | 34 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 193 | 183 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 99 | 97 | 123 | 93 | 133 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 187 | 133 | 117 | 44 | 22 | 48 | 26 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 79 | 11 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 140 | 84 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 58 | 89 | 81 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 55 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 148 | 11 | 81 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 128 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 109 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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