
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 329 | 329 | 204 | 204 | 448 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 433 | 671 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.06m | 7:25PM1.72m | 10:16AM1.12m | 8:14PM1.75m | 11:05AM1.18m | 9:00PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.86m | 2:58AM0.09m | 1:38PM0.93m | 3:46AM0.00m | 2:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
137 | 107 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 100 | 210 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 138 | 671 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 23 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 9 |
246 | 257 | 79 | 120 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 223 | 329 | 62 | 54 | 79 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 58 | 433 | 138 | 97 | 95 | 115 | 112 | 58 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SW 26 | NW 9 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 |
104 | 53 | 51 | 57 | 40 | 27 | 98 | 329 | 39 | 87 | 51 | 448 | 201 | 154 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 151 | 72 | 44 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 126 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 324 | 324 | 323 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 324 | 168 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 220 | 168 | 323 | 23 | 0 |
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