Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 10AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 301 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 234 | 278 | 258 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.29m | 7:59AM1.06m | 4:25PM1.30m | 7:35AM1.13m | 5:38PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.35m | 9:58AM1.05m | 00:26AM0.26m | 11:54AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 405 | 301 | 186 | 180 | 149 | 303 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 36 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 455 | 528 | 522 | 510 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 154 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 141 | 303 | 236 | 234 | 23 | 258 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 76 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 278 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 229 | 94 | 3 | 80 |
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