Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 195 | 180 | 180 | 146 | 140 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 216 | 219 | 227 | 232 | 295 | 295 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 371 | 362 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.76m | 7:53PM2.30m | 9:08AM1.87m | 8:39PM2.28m | 9:36AM1.97m | 9:23PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.91m | 2:45AM0.10m | 2:36PM0.75m | 3:18AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 319 | 195 | 180 | 180 | 146 | 140 | 105 | 96 | 92 | 44 | 216 | 219 | 227 | 232 | 295 | 295 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 371 | 362 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 163 | 143 | 154 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 98 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 95 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 109 | 91 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 23 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 53 |
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