
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
247 | 313 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 355 | 423 | 403 | 640 | 1137 | 1584 | 1391 | 1336 | 1375 | 1212 | 1092 | 988 | 809 | 687 | 589 | 499 | 459 | 380 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.57m | 9:27PM1.45m | 9:53AM1.68m | 10:19PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.26m | 3:22PM0.46m | 3:19AM0.31m | 4:03PM0.25m | 3:53AM0.38m | 4:44PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
247 | 313 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 355 | 273 | 209 | 189 | 195 | 192 | 1391 | 300 | 302 | 273 | 1092 | 988 | 809 | 687 | 589 | 499 | 459 | 380 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
107 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 134 | 189 | 158 | 210 | 249 | 249 | 162 | 192 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 273 | 206 | 203 | 201 | 259 | 250 | 231 | 228 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
97 | 91 | 66 | 91 | 65 | 192 | 260 | 333 | 122 | — | — | 158 | — | — | — | 89 | 87 | 86 | 86 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 136 | 247 | 423 | 403 | 640 | 1137 | 1584 | — | 1336 | 1375 | 1212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 23 | 66 | 149 | 255 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 117 | 23 | 202 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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