Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 394 | 411 | 398 | 555 | 521 | 451 | 398 | 350 | 414 | 414 | 345 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 217 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM0.88m | 5:36PM1.51m | 8:16AM0.96m | 6:26PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.28m | 10:30AM0.81m | 1:32AM0.15m | 11:48AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 372 | 131 | 158 | 172 | 555 | 521 | 451 | 398 | 350 | 414 | 127 | 135 | 319 | 304 | 289 | 224 | 167 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 325 | 350 | 411 | 398 | 147 | 116 | 93 | 92 | 71 | 91 | 414 | 345 | 131 | 100 | 80 | 63 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 19 | 394 | 321 | 289 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 163 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 217 | 320 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 44 |
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