Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Usal Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Usal Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Usal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
519 | 512 | 457 | 348 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 264 | 180 | 178 | 242 | 263 | 397 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.32m | 3:03AM1.91m | 3:17PM2.30m | 4:08AM1.74m | 3:55PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.76m | 8:49AM0.89m | 10:04PM0.75m | 9:25AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
519 | 512 | 457 | 348 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 65 | 65 | 334 | 56 | 63 | 81 | 242 | 156 | 156 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
71 | 22 | 49 | 52 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 334 | 334 | 56 | 264 | 180 | 178 | 22 | 263 | 397 | 402 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
6 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 117 | 44 | 42 | 81 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 142 | 218 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 218 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 0 |
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