Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zero today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zero at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 382 | 291 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 207 | 288 | 201 | 206 | 211 | 157 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.93m | 00:50AM1.57m | 1:17PM1.91m | 1:55AM1.35m | 1:58PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.57m | 7:03PM0.76m | 6:39AM0.78m | 8:10PM0.78m | 7:02AM0.97m | 9:36PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 387 | 382 | 291 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 186 | 183 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 288 | 201 | 206 | 211 | 157 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 183 | 183 | 207 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 66 | 5 | 42 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 64 | 64 | — | 69 | 17 | 16 | 106 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 58 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 219 | 219 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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