Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
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 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 171 | 169 | 271 | 213 | 208 | 234 | 347 | 355 | 452 | 432 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.41m | 10:48PM1.83m | 12:13PM1.47m | 11:27PM1.82m | 12:37PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM-0.02m | 4:37PM0.72m | 5:31AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.62m | 6:00AM0.02m | 5:57PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 134 | 52 | 75 | 90 | 72 | 120 | 167 | 208 | 183 | 194 | 355 | 214 | 181 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 84 | 47 | 24 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 87 | 134 | 132 | 171 | 169 | 95 | 63 | 71 | 234 | 347 | 63 | 214 | 298 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 6 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 48 | 19 | 45 | 22 | 93 | 41 | 38 | 80 | 75 | 61 | 130 | 167 | 33 | 35 | 89 | 69 | 61 | 87 | 87 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 108 | 162 | 271 | 213 | 165 | — | — | 240 | 452 | 432 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 149 | 220 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 220 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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