Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 | 191 | 201 | 191 | 149 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.69m | 7:02PM1.68m | 8:01AM1.80m | 7:50PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.55m | 1:26PM1.00m | 1:29AM0.57m | 2:03PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 | 191 | 201 | 191 | 132 | 142 | 127 | 86 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 104 | 142 | 133 | 154 | 145 | 136 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 149 | 14 | 138 | 136 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SSE 15 | ESE 4 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 67 | 37 | 104 | 118 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 42 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 79 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 252 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
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