Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
330 | 268 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 291 | 178 | 220 | 297 | 305 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.04m | 3:05PM1.55m | 5:30AM0.98m | 3:45PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.35m | 8:26AM0.69m | 10:17PM0.34m | 9:12AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
330 | 268 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 76 | 86 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 |
26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 65 | 291 | 163 | 220 | 297 | 305 | 84 | 78 | 87 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | SW 8 | S 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | S 22 | — | WNW 12 |
2 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 95 | 38 | 61 | 59 | 18 | 9 | — | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
29 | 31 | 75 | 67 | 65 | 22 | 75 | 119 | 68 | 188 | 178 | — | — | — | 86 | 134 | 146 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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