
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trancas Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trancas Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trancas Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
474 | 462 | 456 | 376 | 376 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 425 | 206 | 265 | 351 | 346 | 429 | 449 | 456 | 371 | 265 | 360 | 356 | 326 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.64m | 5:54PM1.70m | 7:27AM1.74m | 6:45PM1.74m | 7:42AM1.86m | 7:32PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM1.20m | 00:45AM0.56m | 1:08PM1.01m | 1:12AM0.57m | 1:43PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
474 | 462 | 456 | 376 | 376 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 425 | 189 | 265 | 351 | 346 | 429 | 449 | 456 | 371 | 265 | 258 | 195 | 192 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 11 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 206 | 132 | 152 | 216 | 218 | 196 | 194 | 11 | 254 | 360 | 356 | 326 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 24 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 22 | SSW 21 | NW 13 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 19 | SSW 5 | WNW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 5 |
2 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 85 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 192 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | N 8 | — | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | W 10 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 214 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 9 |
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