Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 318 | 326 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 159 | 144 | 246 | 344 | 358 | 377 | 382 | 314 | 277 | 273 | 246 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.05m | 1:28PM1.45m | 2:46AM0.87m | 2:22PM1.40m | 3:41PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.56m | 8:50PM0.46m | 6:55AM0.73m | 10:43PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 318 | 326 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 246 | 70 | 74 | 377 | 382 | 314 | 277 | 273 | 246 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 261 | 45 | 48 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 118 | 144 | 50 | 344 | 358 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 159 | 116 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 144 | 94 | 0 | 33 | 73 | 6 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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