Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
72 | 165 | 167 | 188 | 131 | 127 | 114 | 111 | 139 | 149 | 163 | 203 | 206 | 154 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.92m | 8:55AM1.48m | 7:03PM2.01m | 9:11AM1.53m | 7:43PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.42m | 12:57PM1.25m | 2:29AM0.34m | 1:38PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 |
72 | 165 | 167 | 188 | 105 | 56 | 98 | 67 | 139 | 149 | 163 | 203 | 206 | 153 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
51 | 57 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 85 | 114 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 106 | 50 | 138 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | W 5 |
51 | 9 | 58 | 59 | 131 | 127 | 85 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 6 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 73 | 6 | 0 |
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