Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 991 | 644 | 669 | 534 | 477 | 469 | 468 | 597 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 468 | 456 | 534 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.26m | 5:07PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.28m | 6:22PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.23m | 12:48PM0.99m | 00:37AM0.21m | 1:33PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 582 | 602 | 522 | 669 | 334 | 477 | 469 | 399 | 379 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 468 | 456 | 534 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 575 | 644 | 335 | 534 | 387 | 381 | 468 | 597 | 280 | 226 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 151 | 304 | 456 | 456 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 13 | W 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 123 | 29 | 326 | 238 | 227 | 160 | 85 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 109 | 120 | 157 | 56 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 612 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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