Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 5AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 539 | 665 | 721 | 713 | 842 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 | 705 | 705 | 742 | 733 | 724 | 724 | 793 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.29m | 6:57AM1.09m | 3:15PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.33m | 10:14PM0.33m | 9:25AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 299 | 539 | 665 | 721 | 713 | 842 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 | 705 | 705 | 742 | 733 | 724 | 724 | 793 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 544 | 265 | 207 | 207 | 187 | 184 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 149 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 270 | 190 | 57 | 57 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | W 14 | NW 15 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 79 | 4 | 8 | 119 | 83 | 57 | 114 | 33 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 94 | 4 | 0 |
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