
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 310 | 223 | 294 | 555 | 307 | 511 | 330 | 291 | 296 | 561 | 388 | 239 | 239 | 246 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.11m | 5:50PM1.71m | 7:26AM1.04m | 6:37PM1.71m | 9:04AM1.06m | 7:25PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.56m | 00:57AM0.29m | 11:37AM0.73m | 2:03AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
115 | 95 | 93 | 294 | 555 | 307 | 511 | 330 | 291 | 296 | 302 | 388 | 225 | 177 | 134 | 104 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 26 |
251 | 310 | 223 | 90 | 75 | 225 | 60 | 242 | 191 | 283 | 28 | 203 | 239 | 239 | 246 | 257 | 74 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 329 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 10 |
139 | 212 | 119 | 134 | 64 | 61 | 37 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 53 | 127 | 132 | 104 | 102 | 52 | 100 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 40 | 561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 256 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
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