Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 396 | 317 | 202 | 196 | 387 | 292 | 272 | 220 | 196 | 204 | 270 | 344 | 347 | 175 | 289 | 347 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.78m | 9:38AM1.37m | 9:09PM1.77m | 10:01AM1.45m | 9:43PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM-0.06m | 3:09PM0.45m | 3:55AM-0.04m | 3:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 426 | 396 | 317 | 202 | 196 | 387 | 292 | 272 | 220 | 196 | 153 | 146 | 106 | 103 | 84 | 71 | 347 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 143 | 174 | 171 | 112 | 146 | 132 | 103 | 103 | 167 | 162 | 204 | 270 | 344 | 347 | 76 | 147 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 17 | 134 | 134 | 142 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 153 | 88 | 87 | 102 | 175 | 289 | 84 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 80 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 9 |
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