
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 344 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 197 | 203 | 261 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 207 | 193 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 176 | 354 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.32m | 6:12PM1.71m | 8:40AM1.41m | 7:31PM1.69m | 9:20AM1.52m | 8:41PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM-0.06m | 12:07PM0.93m | 1:27AM-0.05m | 1:31PM0.80m | 2:23AM-0.03m | 2:38PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
178 | 169 | 143 | 140 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 143 | 169 | 134 | 145 | 128 | 138 | 111 | 134 | 354 | 338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
322 | 344 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 197 | 203 | 261 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 150 | 153 | 207 | 193 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 176 | 151 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
21 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 58 | 99 | 129 | 158 | 261 | 253 | 168 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 100 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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