
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1102 | 1202 | 1137 | 891 | 834 | 793 | 687 | 546 | 499 | 459 | 380 | 380 | 309 | 268 | 230 | 170 | 163 | 152 | 145 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.80m | 11:11PM1.49m | 10:48AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.25m | 3:53AM0.38m | 4:44PM0.05m | 4:27AM0.48m | 5:25PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
227 | 302 | 273 | 891 | 834 | 793 | 687 | 546 | 499 | 459 | 380 | 380 | 309 | 268 | 230 | 170 | 123 | 120 | 103 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
89 | 89 | 90 | 273 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 259 | 250 | 231 | 228 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 222 | 165 | 163 | 152 | 145 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | 89 | 87 | 86 | 55 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1102 | 1202 | 1137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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