
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
312 | 386 | 434 | 429 | 510 | 504 | 487 | 496 | 561 | 539 | 595 | 587 | 976 | 846 | 834 | 821 | 809 | 584 | 377 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:56AM2.06m | 1:54AM1.41m | 12:37PM2.07m | 2:54AM1.37m | 1:24PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM-0.35m | 6:21AM0.77m | 7:47PM-0.36m | 7:07AM0.86m | 8:43PM-0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
312 | 386 | 434 | 429 | 285 | 237 | 221 | 496 | 561 | 476 | 469 | 176 | 976 | 846 | 834 | 821 | 809 | 584 | 116 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
177 | 268 | 261 | 318 | 409 | 387 | 455 | 469 | 458 | 539 | 595 | 456 | 587 | 532 | 525 | 480 | 592 | 290 | 377 | 372 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
28 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 510 | 504 | 487 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 587 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 273 | 255 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
256 | 350 | 423 | 325 | 435 | — | 292 | 239 | 297 | 275 | 331 | 313 | 212 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 200 | 195 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 324 | 213 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 149 | 202 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 216 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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