Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 531 | 834 | 959 | 959 | 730 | 602 | 534 | 614 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 671 | 567 | 589 | 581 | 432 | 427 | 427 | 416 | 483 | 477 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.59m | 10:39PM2.50m | 12:49PM1.62m | 11:32PM2.34m | 1:43PM1.66m | 00:27AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM-0.14m | 4:21PM1.08m | 6:05AM-0.06m | 5:20PM1.11m | 6:55AM0.07m | 6:28PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
181 | 531 | 834 | 959 | 959 | 730 | 602 | 534 | 614 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 671 | 567 | 589 | 581 | 432 | 427 | 427 | 416 | 483 | 477 | 465 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
318 | 135 | 317 | 286 | 318 | 192 | 195 | 236 | 232 | 176 | 198 | 189 | 172 | 169 | 144 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 94 | 89 | 107 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | S 12 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 4 |
127 | 127 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 65 | 743 | 109 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 506 | 743 | 109 | 105 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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