Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s 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 (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 89 | 133 | 181 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 112 | 75 | 132 | 119 | 114 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 89 | 69 | 40 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 126 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 63 | 114 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 90 | 89 | 133 | 181 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 78 | 76 | 60 | 121 | 112 | 71 | 132 | 119 | 72 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 44 | 79 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 54 | 105 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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