Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 116 | 114 | 115 | 168 | 152 | 147 | 183 | 181 | 175 | 180 | 214 | 211 | 276 | 316 | 312 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 334 | 452 | 330 | 371 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.81m | 6:57PM2.03m | 8:02AM1.94m | 7:47PM2.03m | 8:28AM2.05m | 8:34PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.29m | 1:04PM0.92m | 1:36AM0.30m | 1:51PM0.72m | 2:09AM0.37m | 2:33PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 116 | 114 | 115 | 168 | 152 | 147 | 128 | 93 | 119 | 180 | 174 | 160 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 355 | 285 | 280 | 452 | 247 | 198 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 64 | 92 | 113 | 111 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 214 | 211 | 276 | 316 | 312 | 377 | 104 | 339 | 334 | 205 | 330 | 371 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 45 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 96 | 183 | 181 | 175 | 162 | 87 | 77 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 78 | 11 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 109 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 109 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 109 | 538 | 105 | 12 | 7 |
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