Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
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 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 505 | 441 | 512 | 506 | 372 | 568 | 527 | 543 | 420 | 244 | 214 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 308 | 373 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.87m | 1:33PM1.40m | 00:17AM1.83m | 2:00PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.81m | 6:39AM-0.14m | 6:12PM0.77m | 7:08AM-0.09m | 6:56PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 627 | 441 | 441 | 293 | 266 | 372 | 568 | 527 | 245 | 161 | 214 | 214 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 236 | 183 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 221 | 304 | 290 | 512 | 506 | 183 | 19 | 17 | 223 | 174 | 159 | 106 | 73 | 73 | 98 | 93 | 104 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 11 | 127 | 183 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 55 | 51 | 78 | 3 | — | — | — | 57 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 614 | 505 | 352 | 456 | 386 | 247 | 384 | 479 | 543 | 420 | 244 | 192 | 192 | 178 | 208 | 308 | 373 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 220 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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