
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swift Street today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
468 | 456 | 551 | 628 | 491 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 407 | 266 | 247 | 286 | 351 | 371 | 456 | 456 | 273 | 265 | 326 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.25m | 8:31AM1.33m | 7:30PM1.24m | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:32PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.83m | 1:20AM0.20m | 2:11PM0.64m | 1:57AM0.22m | 2:45PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 |
468 | 456 | 551 | 628 | 491 | 291 | 275 | 260 | 407 | 176 | 140 | 254 | 351 | 371 | 456 | 456 | 273 | 265 | 198 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
151 | 304 | 456 | 456 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 146 | 184 | 247 | 90 | 142 | 107 | 140 | 133 | 101 | 101 | 326 | 192 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 22 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 |
121 | 169 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 126 | 59 | 36 | 52 | 266 | 105 | 286 | 214 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 266 | 251 | 130 | 249 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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