Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 561 | 577 | 545 | 521 | 856 | 474 | 468 | 521 | 449 | 791 | 780 | 674 | 665 | 485 | 317 | 261 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.80m | 10:49AM1.24m | 9:59PM1.76m | 11:17AM1.29m | 10:31PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM-0.13m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:03AM-0.09m | 4:35PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 460 | 440 | 577 | 545 | 521 | 856 | 474 | 468 | 521 | 449 | 791 | 780 | 674 | 665 | 485 | 317 | 261 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 568 | 561 | 457 | 372 | 372 | 31 | 345 | 324 | 139 | 232 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 146 | 146 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | W 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 21 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 174 | 20 | 19 | 43 | 15 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 484 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
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