Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 220 | 197 | 283 | 280 | 356 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33PM2.43m | 10:49AM1.87m | 10:18PM2.29m | 11:22AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.83m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:14PM0.75m | 5:01AM0.17m | 5:03PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 220 | 171 | 283 | 280 | 356 | 352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
27 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 65 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 149 | 148 | 197 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 |
27 | 28 | 46 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 81 | 99 | 151 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 68 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 11 |
2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 688 | 182 | 109 | 105 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 65 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 541 | 109 | 12 | 12 |
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