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Motels Surf Photo: 'Motels' by Martin Keats

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motels sea temperature is

23.3°C

0.1°

Motels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	ENE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	ENE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	SE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	SE	SW	ENE
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	ENE
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	ENE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	NE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	S
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SW	S
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	E	SW	S
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	E	SW	S
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motels around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 22 minutes after high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.3 ft). Range 1.64m (5.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 8:14 am 8 Jul 2009