Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 4AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 207 | 288 | 201 | 206 | 211 | 157 | 168 | 186 | 246 | 252 | 263 | 277 | 217 | 217 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.36m | 1:56PM1.88m | 3:48AM1.21m | 2:49PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.79m | 7:00AM0.98m | 9:34PM0.80m | 7:15AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 25 | 207 | 288 | 201 | 206 | 211 | 157 | 168 | 186 | 246 | 252 | 263 | 277 | 217 | 217 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 183 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 5 | 0 |
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