Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
360 | 360 | 352 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 376 | 407 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.82m | 2:09PM1.72m | 2:06AM1.62m | 2:45PM1.74m | 3:03AM1.43m | 3:21PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.02m | 7:57PM0.38m | 8:07AM0.22m | 8:53PM0.34m | 8:42AM0.42m | 9:53PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 |
79 | 67 | 55 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 376 | 52 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 334 | 79 | 334 | 334 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
360 | 214 | 352 | 46 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 407 | 47 | 127 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 53 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 77 | 334 | 38 | 41 | 334 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 |
214 | 360 | 211 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 118 | 116 | 34 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 36 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 99 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 325 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 255 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 220 | 255 | 255 | 7 | 0 |
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