Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
339 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 242 | 237 | 221 | 226 | 229 | 286 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 156 | 143 | 139 | 99 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.09m | 5:41PM1.63m | 8:53AM1.13m | 6:42PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.28m | 10:51AM0.91m | 1:21AM0.23m | 12:05PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
174 | 131 | 102 | 88 | 68 | 237 | 221 | 170 | 167 | 286 | 242 | 238 | 218 | 117 | 125 | 85 | 82 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
339 | 314 | 196 | 242 | 242 | 54 | 220 | 226 | 42 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 156 | 143 | 139 | 99 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
186 | 186 | 314 | 309 | 239 | 223 | 58 | 58 | 229 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
269 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | — | 51 | 47 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 255 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 324 | 176 | 23 | 7 |
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