Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 539 | 549 | 721 | 713 | 842 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.53m | 2:52AM0.91m | 11:42AM1.41m | 12:46PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.27m | 4:11AM0.91m | 8:43PM0.33m | 10:14PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
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 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 498 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 293 | 544 | 273 | 539 | 549 | 721 | 713 | 842 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 23 | WNW 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 10 | 91 | 153 | 260 | 256 | 311 | 432 | 285 | 544 | 210 | 207 | 243 | 225 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | NNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | — | 12 | 13 | 79 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 5 | E 4 | — | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | NNE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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