
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 170 | 163 | 152 | 198 | 273 | 357 | 515 | 573 | 475 | 441 | 433 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 359 | 309 | 312 | 313 | 437 | 480 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.91m | 00:03AM1.48m | 11:20AM2.00m | 00:57AM1.45m | 11:56AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM-0.13m | 5:02AM0.58m | 6:09PM-0.27m | 5:40AM0.68m | 6:57PM-0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
235 | 170 | 123 | 152 | 198 | 273 | 357 | 515 | 573 | 475 | 441 | 150 | 140 | 465 | 339 | 263 | 199 | 312 | 312 | 386 | 434 | 429 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
167 | 165 | 163 | 14 | 145 | 143 | 101 | 102 | 135 | 117 | 152 | 90 | 173 | 216 | 326 | 291 | 309 | 57 | 177 | 268 | 330 | 318 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 |
25 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 35 | 93 | 57 | 53 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 58 | 69 | 93 | 68 | 64 | 143 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 433 | 465 | — | 459 | 359 | 287 | 181 | 313 | 437 | 480 | 344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 184 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 184 | 228 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 323 | 323 | 36 | 0 |
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