Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tourmaline today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tourmaline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 739 | 674 | 834 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 544 | 516 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.30m | 6:54AM1.22m | 4:52PM1.34m | 7:00AM1.31m | 5:53PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.27m | 11:49AM0.98m | 00:24AM0.21m | 12:36PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 644 | 739 | 674 | 834 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 544 | 516 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 50 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | — | WNW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 74 | — | 34 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 60 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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