Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 78 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 190 | 148 | 194 | 199 | 159 | 25 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47PM2.17m | 1:29PM1.75m | 00:39AM1.93m | 2:12PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.97m | 7:29AM0.35m | 8:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 227 | 189 | 158 | 127 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 78 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 190 | 148 | 194 | 199 | 144 | 144 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 33 | 67 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 159 | 25 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 207 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 29 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 162 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 162 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
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