Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 121 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 186 | 131 | 127 | 114 | 112 | 139 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.36m | 5:08PM1.83m | 8:30AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.91m | 8:44AM1.49m | 6:57PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.65m | 10:10AM1.35m | 1:12AM0.53m | 11:58AM1.32m | 1:50AM0.43m | 12:53PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 121 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 186 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 98 | 139 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 105 | 99 | 98 | 112 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 35 | 51 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 5 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 74 | 27 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 131 | 127 | 114 | 50 | 112 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 15 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 109 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 128 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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