
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zmudowski State Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zmudowski State Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zmudowski State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
456 | 610 | 545 | 451 | 449 | 456 | 273 | 269 | 250 | 317 | 361 | 371 | 381 | 376 | 276 | 265 | 329 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.25m | 8:21AM1.33m | 7:45PM1.27m | 8:45AM1.40m | 8:42PM1.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.20m | 2:18PM0.60m | 2:12AM0.23m | 2:56PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
449 | 610 | 545 | 451 | 291 | 456 | 273 | 140 | 250 | 317 | 361 | 371 | 381 | 376 | 276 | 265 | 195 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
456 | 456 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 294 | 154 | 184 | 183 | 140 | 75 | 156 | 150 | 105 | 130 | 251 | 329 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 22 | W 13 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
128 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 89 | 94 | 87 | 269 | 143 | 214 | 194 | 127 | 194 | 127 | 266 | 65 | 7 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 130 | 130 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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