
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
481 | 559 | 229 | 326 | 304 | 297 | 338 | 322 | 322 | 452 | 371 | 295 | 262 | 178 | 210 | 228 | 305 | 381 | 381 | 346 | 327 | 354 | 355 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:50PM2.19m | 12:13PM1.34m | 10:44PM2.22m | 12:57PM1.41m | 11:37PM2.19m | 1:39PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM-0.51m | 4:21PM0.79m | 5:57AM-0.55m | 5:19PM0.74m | 6:42AM-0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | |
8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 13 | WNW 20 |
481 | 418 | 211 | 326 | 304 | 133 | 118 | 118 | 139 | 313 | 222 | 211 | 188 | 69 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 287 | 266 | 216 | 235 | 284 | 87 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
233 | 233 | 106 | 229 | 131 | 60 | 34 | 59 | 76 | 184 | 181 | 70 | 51 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 93 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 108 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 17 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 13 |
55 | 43 | 229 | 56 | 66 | 37 | 38 | 76 | 59 | 74 | 133 | 52 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 58 | 58 | 89 | 80 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | 559 | — | — | — | 297 | 338 | 322 | 322 | 452 | 371 | 295 | 262 | 178 | 210 | 228 | 305 | 381 | 381 | 346 | 327 | 354 | 355 | 507 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 220 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 149 | 323 | 36 |
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