
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 105 | 105 | 78 | 91 | 93 | 65 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 64 | 96 | 86 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.26m | 4:41AM0.53m | 5:07AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.25m | 6:18PM0.26m | 5:33PM0.18m | 6:20PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SW 5 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
8 | 11 | 16 | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | 102 | 78 | 91 | 93 | 65 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 64 | 96 | 86 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 105 | 105 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 609 | 1064 | 1232 | 1221 | 114 | 1674 | 609 | 609 | 610 | 1708 | 2039 | 1735 | 1378 | 618 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 610 | 1311 | 1311 | 1316 | 526 |
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