Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 943 | 546 | 919 | 606 | 522 | 1060 | 888 | 738 | 742 | 599 | 559 | 346 | 281 | 254 | 547 | 530 | 198 | 191 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.51m | 6:02PM2.15m | 8:11AM1.63m | 7:02PM2.24m | 8:39AM1.76m | 7:53PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.29m | 11:50AM1.24m | 1:29AM0.17m | 12:57PM1.08m | 2:09AM0.11m | 1:49PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 404 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 943 | 546 | 919 | 606 | 522 | 1060 | 888 | 738 | 742 | 599 | 559 | 238 | 254 | 254 | 547 | 530 | 198 | 191 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 9 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 494 | 39 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 392 | 11 | 403 | 519 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 346 | 281 | 217 | 80 | 81 | 151 | 151 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | — | SW 19 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 15 | 15 | — | 3 | 22 | 3 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | 55 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 79 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 6 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 35 | 10 | — | 5 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 109 | 109 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 109 | 109 | 12 | 0 |
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