
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | E 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 93 | 83 | 54 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:56AM0.64m | 3:50AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.06m | 3:07PM0.07m | 3:49PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | 93 | 83 | 54 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 88 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1314 | 1735 | 1635 | 1554 | 751 | 1064 | 806 | 818 | 1131 | 1131 | 1131 | 734 | 819 | 1018 | 1369 | 1388 | 1378 | 1378 | 1018 | 1388 |
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