Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
394 | 325 | 229 | 220 | 207 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 209 | 249 | 133 | 147 | 173 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.76m | 2:35AM1.41m | 2:32PM1.81m | 3:41AM1.27m | 3:13PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.50m | 9:13PM0.18m | 8:34AM0.65m | 10:18PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
104 | 75 | 75 | 220 | 207 | 201 | 198 | 132 | 124 | 141 | 138 | 136 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 120 | 118 | 147 | 173 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
394 | 325 | 229 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 209 | 249 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 81 | 80 | 154 | 154 | 95 | 90 | 133 | 130 | 129 | 175 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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