
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 470 | 553 | 547 | 534 | 527 | 443 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 421 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.13m | 5:38PM1.39m | 7:40AM1.20m | 6:27PM1.50m | 7:53AM1.28m | 7:05PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.26m | 11:54AM0.95m | 1:02AM0.17m | 12:37PM0.81m | 1:31AM0.10m | 1:12PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 470 | 553 | 547 | 534 | 527 | 443 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 421 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 |
85 | 83 | 18 | 17 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
11 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 80 | 80 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
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