Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 79 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.96m | 9:33AM1.49m | 7:58PM2.04m | 9:51AM1.53m | 8:35PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM1.24m | 2:47AM0.33m | 1:53PM1.16m | 3:16AM0.28m | 2:30PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 |
38 | 57 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 98 | 63 | 100 | 135 | 133 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 55 | 90 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 |
57 | 79 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 28 | 100 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 57 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
81 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 69 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 31 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
29 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 | — | 19 | — | 15 | 23 | 32 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | 36 | 66 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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