Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 143 | 140 | 181 | 122 | 80 | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.89m | 1:17AM1.53m | 1:42PM1.88m | 2:28AM1.33m | 2:24PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.58m | 7:29PM0.75m | 7:04AM0.78m | 8:38PM0.76m | 7:30AM0.97m | 10:01PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 318 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 100 | 105 | 104 | 131 | 153 | 71 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | W 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 181 | 122 | 44 | 149 | 44 | 57 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 80 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 62 | 39 | 43 | 77 | 119 | 143 | 137 | 132 | 96 | — | — | 127 | 155 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 323 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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