Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 644 | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 382 | 474 | 537 | 600 | 590 | 581 | 520 | 971 | 1042 | 1145 | 1097 | 1081 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.25m | 3:15PM1.99m | 7:15AM1.38m | 4:47PM2.04m | 7:43AM1.51m | 6:02PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM1.25m | 11:39PM0.45m | 10:02AM1.32m | 00:42AM0.29m | 11:50AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 497 | 644 | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 377 | 474 | 537 | 600 | 590 | 581 | 488 | 971 | 1042 | 1145 | 1097 | 1081 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 21 | 108 | 167 | 165 | 207 | 236 | 239 | 295 | 361 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 519 | 481 | 362 | 520 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 566 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | W 12 | — | W 12 | SW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 36 | 66 | 46 | 92 | 44 | 4 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 47 | 68 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 47 | — | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 88 | 109 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 91 | 11 |
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