
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
433 | 542 | 744 | 551 | 492 | 458 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 645 | 834 | 684 | 395 | 437 | 493 | 382 | 346 | 306 | 262 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.44m | 10:39PM2.15m | 12:23PM1.53m | 11:32PM2.09m | 12:59PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.71m | 5:36AM-0.34m | 5:16PM0.60m | 6:16AM-0.27m | 6:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
433 | 542 | 138 | 118 | 209 | 458 | 542 | 542 | 147 | 181 | 645 | 458 | 395 | 437 | 493 | 382 | 346 | 306 | 262 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
57 | 58 | 155 | 154 | 53 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 67 | 67 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 206 | 201 | 251 | 248 | 245 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 15 | W 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
53 | 113 | — | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 68 | 102 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 744 | 551 | 492 | — | — | — | 542 | 645 | 834 | 684 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 175 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 143 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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