Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1216 | 1195 | 1126 | 1107 | 1504 | 1597 | 1435 | 1217 | 1080 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 466 | 411 | 1491 | 2168 | 2207 | 2116 | 1803 | 1422 | 1024 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.26m | 5:02PM1.41m | 8:09AM1.31m | 6:20PM1.39m | 8:39AM1.38m | 7:30PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM1.02m | 00:32AM0.20m | 12:50PM0.94m | 1:24AM0.21m | 1:51PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1216 | 1195 | 1126 | 1107 | 1504 | 1597 | 1435 | 1217 | 1080 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 466 | 411 | 1491 | 2168 | 2207 | 2116 | 1803 | 1422 | 1024 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 634 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 487 | 475 | 694 | 428 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 654 | 749 | 758 | 644 | 644 | 527 | 474 | 543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 65 | 119 | 276 | 273 | 184 | 177 | 86 | 307 | 399 | 307 | 225 | 217 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 139 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 168 | 317 | 255 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
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