Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 87 | 121 | 155 | 143 | 126 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 131 | 83 | 74 | 78 | 137 | 293 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 255 | 278 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.34m | 11:06PM1.86m | 12:29PM1.38m | 11:54PM1.64m | 1:12PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM-0.35m | 5:04PM0.49m | 6:07AM-0.21m | 5:59PM0.50m | 6:44AM-0.03m | 7:01PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 161 | 33 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 137 | 293 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 139 | 134 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 87 | 121 | 155 | 143 | 106 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 14 | 40 | 67 | 101 | 139 | 255 | 278 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 11 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 126 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 131 | 83 | 28 | 78 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 178 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 37 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 74 | 80 | 94 | 3 | 12 |
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