
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
292 | 273 | 228 | 304 | 286 | 582 | 311 | 524 | 204 | 207 | 286 | 201 | 277 | 227 | 271 | 1291 | 578 | 1028 | 485 | 385 | 333 | 578 | 326 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | 10:53AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | 4:20AM0.20m | 4:50PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
292 | 273 | 228 | 304 | 286 | 286 | 311 | 242 | 204 | 207 | 286 | 201 | 277 | 227 | 220 | 280 | 578 | 578 | 485 | 385 | 333 | 333 | 326 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 161 | 115 | 108 | 90 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 108 | 220 | 220 | 175 | 189 | 135 | 137 | 178 | 229 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 6 | S 12 | WNW 6 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 224 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 22 | 39 | 92 | 92 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 11 | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 582 | 111 | 524 | — | 37 | — | 157 | 267 | 187 | 271 | 1291 | — | 1028 | — | — | — | 578 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 120 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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