Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 305 | 336 | 336 | 381 | 381 | 314 | 309 | 242 | 237 | 220 | 226 | 229 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 156 | 143 | 111 | 109 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.13m | 4:46PM1.66m | 7:18AM1.09m | 5:41PM1.63m | 8:53AM1.13m | 6:42PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.78m | 00:11AM0.28m | 10:51AM0.91m | 1:21AM0.23m | 12:05PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 237 | 237 | 246 | 293 | 255 | 159 | 116 | 85 | 237 | 180 | 173 | 170 | 77 | 64 | 44 | 32 | 128 | 117 | 86 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 175 | 305 | 334 | 334 | 309 | 314 | 196 | 196 | 242 | 223 | 220 | 226 | 229 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 156 | 143 | 101 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 158 | 172 | 172 | 210 | 186 | 186 | 314 | 309 | 239 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 52 | 82 | 111 | 109 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 381 | — | 336 | 336 | 381 | 381 | 247 | 195 | 145 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 77 | — | — | 84 | 60 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 220 | 255 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 255 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 255 | 255 | 23 | 0 |
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