Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 134 | 145 | 93 | 129 | 129 | 112 | 173 | 175 | 142 | 142 | 174 | 169 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 167 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.70m | 8:19AM1.93m | 8:38PM1.70m | 8:41AM2.06m | 9:26PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.61m | 2:39PM0.60m | 2:24AM0.68m | 3:18PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 134 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 242 | 166 | 173 | 146 | 152 | 119 | 121 | 167 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 136 | 99 | 79 | 93 | 129 | 127 | 102 | 81 | 81 | 142 | 142 | 174 | 169 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 66 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WNW 11 | S 18 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 23 | 57 | 68 | 83 | 129 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 79 | 74 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 143 | 112 | 173 | 175 | 58 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 15 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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