
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 202mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
132 | 209 | 195 | 388 | 304 | 3436 | 10625 | 4800 | 363 | 138 | 88 | 75 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM0.42m | 11:00PM0.50m | 11:00PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.25m | 7:50AM0.16m | 8:35AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 128 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 4 | 13 | 78 | 304 | 3436 | 5069 | 2135 | 363 | 138 | 88 | 75 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 268 | — | — | 389 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
132 | 209 | 195 | 388 | 325 | 437 | 10625 | 4800 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 723 | 734 | 748 | 1258 | 1144 | 681 | 681 | 681 | 687 | 114 | 114 | 661 | 643 | 1388 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 85 | 609 | 609 | 607 | 609 | 609 | 609 |
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