
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zero today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zero at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
425 | 206 | 265 | 351 | 423 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 265 | 360 | 326 | 326 | 246 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.73m | 6:46PM1.73m | 7:43AM1.85m | 7:33PM1.76m | 8:01AM1.98m | 8:19PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM1.01m | 1:14AM0.56m | 1:44PM0.80m | 1:40AM0.59m | 2:20PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
425 | 189 | 265 | 351 | 423 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 265 | 254 | 250 | 192 | 189 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 |
45 | 206 | 132 | 152 | 216 | 218 | 12 | 12 | 192 | 254 | 360 | 326 | 326 | 246 | 227 | 133 | 123 | 135 | 133 | 96 | 25 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 22 | SSW 21 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | — |
12 | 36 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 194 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 133 | — | 85 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 78 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 171 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 171 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
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