Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 8PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 64 | 98 | 98 | 62 | 72 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.84m | 5:07AM1.24m | 2:00PM1.76m | 3:17PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.65m | 6:04AM1.24m | 10:40PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 98 | 98 | 62 | 57 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 17 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 55 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 134 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 133 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 24 | — | 11 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 73 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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