
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
290 | 143 | 121 | 119 | 155 | 132 | 296 | 364 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 386 | 429 | 419 | 498 | 553 | 534 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.95m | 11:09AM1.58m | 10:37PM1.93m | 11:41AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM-0.15m | 4:23PM0.51m | 5:06AM-0.09m | 5:13PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
290 | 73 | 64 | 67 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 102 | 118 | 157 | 182 | 245 | 403 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
73 | 132 | 121 | 119 | 155 | 83 | 296 | 364 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 386 | 429 | 419 | 498 | 553 | 534 | 508 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
112 | 143 | 102 | 101 | 93 | 132 | 82 | 72 | 71 | 154 | 149 | 184 | 177 | 171 | 123 | 101 | 156 | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 66 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 255 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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