
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (06 Aug):
- 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 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 124 | 83 | 126 | 130 | 201 | 255 | 336 | 327 | 327 | 252 | 244 | 318 | 611 | 707 | 731 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.87m | 8:09AM1.08m | 6:39PM1.93m | 9:27AM1.16m | 7:43PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.08m | 11:40AM0.85m | 2:15AM-0.08m | 12:58PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
47 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 94 | 131 | 192 | 225 | 212 | 218 | 209 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 237 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 83 | 126 | 130 | 201 | 205 | 205 | 82 | 179 | 252 | 240 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 82 | 124 | 80 | 57 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 132 | 83 | 66 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 336 | 327 | 327 | — | — | 318 | 611 | 707 | 731 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 220 | 317 | 180 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 255 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 130 | 667 | 667 |
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