Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 134 | 134 | 228 | 171 | 169 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.34m | 10:08PM1.82m | 11:49AM1.41m | 10:48PM1.83m | 12:13PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.80m | 5:02AM-0.02m | 4:37PM0.72m | 5:31AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 6 |
322 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 134 | 50 | 132 | 171 | 74 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | W 11 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
126 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 29 | 24 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 87 | 134 | 75 | 64 | 169 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 15 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
13 | 75 | 67 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 71 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 80 | 60 | 126 | 130 | 167 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | 13 | 17 | 16 | — | 21 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 228 | 128 | 152 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 255 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 220 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 317 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
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