Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tourmaline today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tourmaline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.56m | 3:12AM0.90m | 1:08PM1.45m | 2:38PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.38m | 5:20AM0.89m | 10:13PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 162 | 189 | 183 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 7 | W 6 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 298 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 298 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
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