Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 218 | 482 | 554 | 534 | 581 | 474 | 627 | 713 | 577 | 682 | 701 | 1377 | 1344 | 2449 | 2371 | 1992 | 1700 | 1388 | 1135 | 967 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.98m | 9:47AM1.57m | 1:05AM0.95m | 10:23AM1.46m | 2:55AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.05m | 3:19AM0.85m | 5:53PM0.12m | 3:44AM0.91m | 6:51PM0.20m | 4:34AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 273 | 218 | 482 | 554 | 534 | 581 | 474 | 627 | 713 | 577 | 682 | 701 | 123 | 566 | 2449 | 2371 | 1992 | 1700 | 1388 | 1135 | 967 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 176 | 83 | 162 | 153 | 206 | 229 | 291 | 220 | 193 | 191 | 179 | 125 | 167 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 242 | 399 | 371 | 269 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 174 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 158 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 11 | 46 | 111 | 1377 | 1344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 92 | 80 | 29 | 106 | 323 | 94 | 554 | 80 | 185 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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