Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 148 | 125 | 104 | 182 | 180 | 180 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.34m | 11:22AM1.78m | 10:46PM2.20m | 11:56AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.87m | 4:57AM0.05m | 4:43PM0.80m | 5:32AM0.19m | 5:35PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 148 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 180 | 180 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 182 | 140 | 140 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 44 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 75 | 75 | 125 | 87 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 25 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 124 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 334 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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