Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zero today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zero at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 143 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 178 | 171 | 201 | 184 | 280 | 280 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.75m | 9:42PM2.41m | 11:01AM1.83m | 10:27PM2.27m | 11:34AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.85m | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:23PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.17m | 5:13PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 150 | 143 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 178 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 27 | 50 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 146 | 201 | 184 | 280 | 280 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 83 | 76 | 98 | 97 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 14 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 219 | 578 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 219 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 978 | 63 | 6 | 0 |
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