Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 121 | 155 | 143 | 126 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 131 | 83 | 74 | 78 | 137 | 293 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 255 | 278 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.34m | 11:06PM1.86m | 12:29PM1.38m | 11:54PM1.64m | 1:12PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.49m | 6:07AM-0.21m | 5:59PM0.50m | 6:44AM-0.03m | 7:01PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 71 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 137 | 293 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 255 | 123 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 121 | 155 | 143 | 106 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 278 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 126 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 131 | 83 | 28 | 78 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 80 | 143 | 3 | 0 |
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