Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 276 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.61m | 6:08PM1.65m | 7:46AM1.69m | 7:02PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.55m | 12:47PM1.18m | 1:01AM0.55m | 1:26PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 123 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 276 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 217 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 47 | 68 | 66 | 45 | 104 | 121 | 134 | 154 | 145 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | W 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 10 | S 22 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 176 | 176 | 122 | 75 | 9 | 106 | 106 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 9 | 118 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 42 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 162 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 51 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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