
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1368 | 1349 | 1292 | 1200 | 1067 | 1034 | 1204 | 683 | 736 | 1013 | 1449 | 1681 | 1437 | 948 | 1040 | 1263 | 1476 | 1661 | 2216 | 2720 | 1993 | 1528 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.72m | 10:38PM1.64m | 10:57AM1.80m | 11:30PM1.59m | 11:26AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.26m | 4:30AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.35m | 5:50PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
1368 | 1349 | 1292 | 1200 | 1067 | 1034 | 1204 | 351 | 736 | 1013 | 493 | 393 | 348 | 387 | 279 | 339 | 272 | 272 | 214 | 211 | 214 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
516 | 481 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 691 | 683 | 555 | 525 | 512 | 359 | 180 | 78 | 216 | 298 | 395 | 391 | 292 | 263 | 249 | 249 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | W 19 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 25 | 46 | 683 | 260 | 359 | 31 | 23 | 140 | 125 | 188 | 122 | 184 | 176 | 182 | 180 | 176 | 174 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1449 | 1681 | 1437 | 948 | 1040 | 1263 | 1476 | 1661 | 2216 | 2720 | 1993 | 1528 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 360 | 180 | 117 | 245 | 36 | 60 | 36 | 324 | 639 | 648 | 323 | 36 |
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