Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 183 | 171 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:24PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.73m | 11:37PM0.66m | 10:12AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 165 | 163 | 111 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 139 | 137 | 26 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 83 | 111 | 186 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 183 | 25 | 258 | 26 | 17 | 96 | 62 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 116 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 171 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 16 | 10 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 109 | 128 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 109 | 105 | 5 | 0 |
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