Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 447 | 702 | 627 | 582 | 515 | 415 | 316 | 265 | 328 | 500 | 1070 | 1757 | 2285 | 1801 | 1235 | 1202 | 711 | 736 | 645 | 828 | 703 | 760 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.53m | 10:32PM1.68m | 11:15AM1.62m | 11:17PM1.66m | 11:39AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.12m | 4:21PM0.50m | 4:45AM0.16m | 5:01PM0.34m | 5:14AM0.23m | 5:41PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 447 | 702 | 627 | 582 | 515 | 415 | 316 | 265 | 328 | 500 | 1070 | 232 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 863 | 711 | 736 | 645 | 645 | 117 | 156 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 111 | 309 | 255 | 305 | 297 | 203 | 191 | 189 | 186 | 229 | 229 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 118 | 111 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 314 | 314 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 11 | — | — | 18 | 56 | 88 | 113 | 82 | 80 | 126 | 129 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 46 | — | 1757 | 2285 | 1801 | 1235 | 1202 | — | — | — | 828 | 703 | 760 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 202 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 251 | 317 | 323 | 322 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 149 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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