Swell Period

Under 5 seconds

Known as very messy and un-surfable conditions, hard to identify individual peaks and sets and lots of white water to be seen.

6-8 seconds

Messy surf conditions, not high quality but offshore wind direction and good swell directions for the location can make this a better session. Not often very clean.

8-10 seconds

Higher quality surf conditions. Able to make out individual waves easily and see the shoulders of the waves for good surf due to the medium length period.

10-12 seconds

Paddle-outs become more manageable, but the sets tend to be bigger on bigger swells at this period due to more energy being in the water. High-quality, clean and powerful waves are coming at this frequency.

13 + seconds

Anything above 12 seconds is set to be an epic forecast if each weather element falls into place. The waves will have the longest time between each other making waves super awesome when you drop in..