Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 204 today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 3PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 530 | 443 | 485 | 565 | 559 | 705 | 553 | 1294 | 1189 | 779 | 643 | 590 | 838 | 838 | 827 | 706 | 688 | 679 | 670 | 519 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.79m | 11:03PM1.20m | 10:21AM1.72m | 11:51PM1.08m | 10:45AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.02m | 4:06AM0.60m | 5:36PM0.08m | 4:24AM0.72m | 6:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 551 | 530 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 705 | 478 | 1294 | 1189 | 779 | 643 | 590 | 838 | 838 | 827 | 706 | 688 | 679 | 670 | 519 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 539 | 432 | 424 | 485 | 565 | 559 | 394 | 553 | 60 | 11 | 95 | 175 | 137 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 6 | WNW 16 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 9 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 219 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 80 | 229 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 77 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 4 |
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