Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 209 | 249 | 133 | 130 | 235 | 253 | 314 | 331 | 421 | 518 | 586 | 581 | 944 | 1092 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.81m | 3:41AM1.27m | 3:13PM1.83m | 5:04AM1.16m | 4:04PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.50m | 9:13PM0.18m | 8:34AM0.65m | 10:18PM0.12m | 9:17AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
198 | 132 | 124 | 141 | 142 | 136 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 120 | 127 | 121 | 235 | 253 | 314 | 331 | 421 | 508 | 586 | 581 | 944 | 1092 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
32 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 209 | 249 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 121 | 128 | 295 | 345 | 518 | 465 | 141 | 139 | 565 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 11 |
43 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 81 | 4 | 154 | 154 | 95 | 90 | 133 | 130 | 129 | 175 | 216 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 143 | 253 | 241 | 125 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | — | 102 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 79 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
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