Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 2PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 9 | SW 4 | SE 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:01AM0.59m | 3:37AM0.63m | 4:18AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.19m | 2:59PM0.17m | 5:15PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SW 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
— | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | SE 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 630 | 609 | 609 | 611 | 625 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 1131 | 1131 | 630 | 630 | 1239 | 1239 | 1274 | 1274 | 1765 | 611 | 1740 | 1679 |
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