Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
733 | 724 | 612 | 519 | 494 | 667 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 229 | 220 | 207 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 163 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.69m | 1:40AM1.55m | 1:58PM1.76m | 2:35AM1.41m | 2:32PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.21m | 7:26PM0.33m | 7:26AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.50m | 9:13PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
255 | 276 | 612 | 519 | 411 | 446 | 305 | 255 | 205 | 181 | 140 | 102 | 73 | 59 | 207 | 201 | 198 | 132 | 124 | 144 | 163 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
733 | 724 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 229 | 220 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
7 | 8 | 7 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 81 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 276 | 418 | 494 | 667 | — | 354 | 267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 180 | 149 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 255 | 186 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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