Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 246 | 272 | 242 | 405 | 301 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 234 | 278 | 258 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.38m | 2:20PM1.29m | 7:59AM1.06m | 4:25PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.41m | 11:29PM0.35m | 9:58AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 259 | 246 | 272 | 242 | 405 | 301 | 186 | 180 | 149 | 303 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 35 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 160 | 30 | 83 | 154 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 141 | 303 | 236 | 22 | 24 | 258 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 162 | 160 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 234 | 278 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 197 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 229 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
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