Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
82 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 190 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 130 | 127 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.58m | 10:46AM1.29m | 8:23PM1.62m | 11:04AM1.28m | 9:08PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.03m | 2:56PM0.94m | 3:42AM-0.03m | 3:32PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
64 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 47 | 37 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 87 | 87 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 8 | S 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
53 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 28 | 148 | 190 | 37 | 37 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 127 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
82 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 12 | 9 | 142 | 147 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 42 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 66 | 8 | 91 | 91 | 79 | — | 36 | 19 | 34 | 29 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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