Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 1309 | 1438 | 915 | 881 | 1054 | 1054 | 1027 | 807 | 722 | 722 | 774 | 837 | 774 | 752 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 671 | 706 | 670 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | on | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.84m | 2:02AM1.38m | 12:54PM1.79m | 2:56AM1.31m | 1:27PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.63m | 7:12PM-0.08m | 6:44AM0.75m | 7:54PM-0.05m | 7:18AM0.86m | 8:40PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 729 | 593 | 412 | 306 | 284 | 270 | 1054 | 1027 | 807 | 722 | 722 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 752 | 569 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 472 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1081 | 1309 | 1438 | 915 | 881 | 1054 | 216 | 164 | 121 | 115 | 109 | 417 | 837 | 742 | 688 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 671 | 706 | 670 | 479 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 487 | 397 | 392 | 387 | 372 | 353 | 344 | 339 | 339 | 553 | 334 | 77 | 49 | 64 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 79 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 202 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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