
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 124 | 84 | 126 | 188 | 201 | 205 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.80m | 6:26AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.87m | 8:09AM1.08m | 6:39PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.23m | 10:35AM0.73m | 1:09AM0.08m | 11:40AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
149 | 101 | 80 | 94 | 80 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 174 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
44 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 84 | 126 | 188 | 201 | 205 | 205 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
73 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 125 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 82 | 124 | 80 | 57 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 79 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 317 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 255 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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