
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 362 | 299 | 251 | 310 | 223 | 357 | 555 | 307 | 511 | 330 | 291 | 216 | 270 | 173 | 166 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.70m | 5:47AM1.11m | 5:50PM1.71m | 7:26AM1.04m | 6:37PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.39m | 10:50AM0.56m | 00:57AM0.29m | 11:37AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
191 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 129 | 129 | 115 | 95 | 93 | 357 | 555 | 307 | 511 | 330 | 291 | 216 | 194 | 151 | 130 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 14 |
255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 362 | 187 | 251 | 310 | 223 | 90 | 88 | 225 | 61 | 191 | 193 | 199 | 270 | 173 | 158 | 239 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 10 |
128 | 171 | 161 | 209 | 196 | 299 | 139 | 212 | 88 | 134 | 64 | 61 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 166 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 255 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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