Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 380 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 291 | 446 | 424 | 387 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 305 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 195 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.01m | 8:09PM1.80m | 8:15AM2.15m | 8:54PM1.79m | 8:41AM2.28m | 9:41PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.58m | 2:10PM0.58m | 1:58AM0.64m | 2:48PM0.38m | 2:27AM0.71m | 3:28PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 261 | 380 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 56 | 72 | 73 | 387 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 305 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 195 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 123 | 184 | 135 | 133 | 29 | 291 | 446 | 424 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 133 | 95 | — | — | 7 | 47 | 28 | 27 | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 109 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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