
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
388 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 270 | 342 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 414 | 322 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.50m | 4:24PM1.68m | 4:23AM1.28m | 5:06PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.54m | 9:28AM0.14m | 10:32PM0.47m | 10:08AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | 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 |
162 | 200 | 199 | 191 | 206 | 216 | 216 | 244 | 250 | 244 | 244 | 219 | 219 | 191 | 196 | 196 | 169 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
353 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 270 | 342 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 414 | 322 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
388 | 281 | 129 | 91 | 201 | 245 | 252 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 160 | 130 | 171 | 161 | 209 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 60 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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