Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 178 | 171 | 201 | 184 | 280 | 280 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.42m | 10:59AM1.84m | 10:26PM2.28m | 11:32AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.85m | 4:36AM0.04m | 4:22PM0.78m | 5:10AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 178 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
27 | 50 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 146 | 201 | 184 | 280 | 280 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
27 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 83 | 76 | 98 | 97 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 |
8 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 57 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 209 | 209 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 438 | 73 | 6 | 5 |
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