Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 211 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 166 | 122 | 220 | 169 | 99 | 116 | 257 | 203 | 387 | 252 | 237 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:41PM1.86m | 4:23AM1.26m | 4:28PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.91m | 8:42AM0.78m | 10:47PM0.83m | 9:21AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 139 | 139 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 118 | 116 | 220 | 84 | 99 | 116 | 257 | 203 | 387 | 252 | 237 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 177 | 211 | 125 | 122 | 12 | 118 | 166 | 122 | 85 | 169 | 49 | 48 | 94 | 48 | 34 | 107 | 109 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | S 16 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 116 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 107 | 4 | 127 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | — | — | 30 | 3 | 25 | 22 | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 95 | 28 | 3 |
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