Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tourmaline 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 Tourmaline at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 Tourmaline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | 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 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 183 | 275 | 258 | 379 | 375 | 370 | 370 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.45m | 2:38PM1.36m | 8:01AM1.12m | 4:32PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.41m | 11:51PM0.34m | 10:50AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 162 | 189 | 183 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 23 | 258 | 379 | 375 | 370 | 370 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 22 | 116 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 183 | 275 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 269 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 298 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
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