Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 199 | 197 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 246 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.71m | 8:19AM1.46m | 5:57PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.60m | 10:40AM1.39m | 00:52AM0.53m | 12:13PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 59 | 59 | 42 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 55 | 48 | 246 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 59 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 56 | 31 | 30 | 50 | 199 | 197 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 29 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 64 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | 84 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 323 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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