Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at ED's today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for ED's at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 117 | 67 | 68 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | 11:16AM1.80m | 11:03PM1.85m | 11:41AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.82m | 4:57AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.54m | 5:51PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 29 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 43 | 83 | 26 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 48 | 66 | 41 | 68 | 25 | 95 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 91 | 132 | 127 | 183 | 181 | 124 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 19 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 20 | S 10 | W 12 | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 117 | 67 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 86 | — | 48 | 50 | 59 | 93 | 75 | 75 | 109 | 148 | 281 | 233 | 181 | 187 | 178 | 204 | 183 | 173 | 188 | 184 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 89 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 0 |
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