Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (26 Aug):
- 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 (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 75 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 96 | 101 | 75 | 172 | 66 | 67 | 106 | 233 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 83 | 79 | 83 | 65 | 87 | 63 | 77 | 59 | 206 | 149 | 94 | 62 | 27 | 26 | 233 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 55 | 76 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 71 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 82 | 75 | 50 | 172 | 43 | 67 | 69 | 35 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 121 | 85 | 78 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 96 | 65 | 75 | 48 | 66 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 73 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 101 | — | — | — | 56 | 106 | 104 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
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