Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 248 | 201 | 201 | 242 | 239 | 287 | 269 | 148 | 152 | 169 | 167 | 155 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 171 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.14m | 11:15AM1.79m | 1:05AM0.99m | 12:02PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.03m | 4:49AM0.60m | 6:46PM0.09m | 5:15AM0.74m | 8:06PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 248 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 287 | 269 | 130 | 132 | 169 | 167 | 127 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 138 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 248 | 201 | 201 | 242 | 239 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 112 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 138 | 171 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 148 | 152 | 81 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 73 | 80 | 121 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 94 | 94 | 4 | 0 |
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