Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
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 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
519 | 506 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 330 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 194 | 269 | 242 | 348 | 366 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.74m | 3:03AM1.43m | 3:21PM1.73m | 4:10AM1.25m | 4:01PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.34m | 8:42AM0.42m | 9:53PM0.33m | 9:18AM0.62m | 10:59PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
519 | 506 | 64 | 108 | 94 | 76 | 330 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 135 | 153 | 131 | 268 | 194 | 169 | 242 | 277 | 277 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
31 | 20 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 81 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 36 | 180 | 242 | 44 | 348 | 366 | 402 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
31 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 103 | 33 | 5 | 84 | 82 | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | 269 | 231 | — | 363 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 255 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 255 | 325 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 16 |
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