Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 124 | 120 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.21m | 3:16PM1.80m | 7:49AM1.24m | 4:22PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.74m | 7:54AM1.12m | 11:31PM0.69m | 8:17AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 71 | 108 | 120 | 169 | 84 | 71 | 71 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 47 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 95 | 124 | 90 | 88 | — | — | — | 77 | 48 | 46 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 162 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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