Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 168 | 170 | 170 | 64 | 138 | 142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 188 | 184 | 251 | 184 | 251 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.08m | 1:57PM1.53m | 6:37AM1.08m | 2:40PM1.49m | 8:30AM1.18m | 3:35PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.93m | 9:17PM0.26m | 8:04AM1.08m | 10:29PM0.30m | 10:31AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 168 | 88 | 81 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 61 | 46 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 251 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 95 | 121 | 144 | 14 | 14 | 170 | 170 | 58 | 138 | 142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 37 | 37 | 251 | 184 | 116 | 105 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | S 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 27 | 116 | 113 | 188 | 184 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 157 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 82 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1 | 337 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 103 | 326 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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