
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | NW 9 | WNW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 198 | 263 | 204 | 194 | 194 | 314 | 416 | 416 | 314 | 221 | 216 | 300 | 286 | 370 | 460 | 551 | 428 | 373 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 428 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.19m | 1:39PM1.48m | 00:29AM2.10m | 2:20PM1.54m | 1:22AM1.94m | 3:01PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.74m | 6:42AM-0.51m | 6:17PM0.69m | 7:26AM-0.42m | 7:15PM0.64m | 8:08AM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | |
8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
198 | 198 | 183 | 194 | 163 | 73 | 87 | 87 | 94 | 59 | 78 | 216 | 289 | 286 | 286 | 283 | 305 | 368 | 356 | 433 | 318 | 297 | 297 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
101 | 93 | 194 | 58 | 80 | 194 | 108 | 158 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 141 | 175 | 433 | 433 | 428 | 443 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
58 | 111 | 95 | 42 | 194 | 89 | 42 | 100 | 55 | 230 | 221 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 74 | 231 | 181 | 181 | 74 | |
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 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — |
— | — | 263 | 204 | — | 189 | 314 | 416 | 416 | 314 | 202 | 170 | 300 | 159 | 370 | 460 | 551 | 428 | 373 | 330 | — | 375 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 255 | 323 |
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