Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35AM0.67m | 4:28AM0.66m | 5:20AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.14m | 5:26PM0.13m | 6:17PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 15 | — | 24 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1290 | 1199 | 1109 | 611 | 1031 | 1174 | 1765 | 849 | 818 | 630 | 624 | 806 | 832 | 1221 | 1735 | 1679 | 1735 | 1034 | 630 | 996 | 879 | 1131 | 1132 |
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