Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 561 | 617 | 865 | 839 | 649 | 617 | 529 | 426 | 396 | 317 | 202 | 196 | 387 | 292 | 272 | 220 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.75m | 9:16AM1.30m | 8:37PM1.78m | 9:38AM1.37m | 9:09PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM-0.06m | 2:35PM0.54m | 3:31AM-0.06m | 3:09PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 343 | 561 | 617 | 865 | 839 | 649 | 617 | 529 | 426 | 396 | 317 | 202 | 196 | 387 | 292 | 272 | 220 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 128 | 167 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 193 | 183 | 174 | 171 | 112 | 146 | 132 | 132 | 103 | 167 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 203 | 203 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 87 | 85 | 134 | 134 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 77 | 80 | 36 | 4 | 69 | 6 | 73 | 41 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
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