Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 183 | 183 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.81m | 8:39AM1.36m | 5:15PM1.84m | 8:41AM1.43m | 6:16PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.64m | 10:14AM1.35m | 1:21AM0.53m | 12:02PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 183 | 183 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 |
13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 64 | 8 | 50 | 51 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
57 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 6 |
— | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | 6 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 209 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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