Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (16 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s
Evening (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	19s

Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	738	959	1210	1210	949	837	642	719	799	790	790	781	781	754	694	659	592	580	502	496	489	483	477	453
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	SSE	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	NE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	W	WSW	W	SSW	ESE	N	N	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on
High Tide		2:07PM1.36m			00:37AM2.10m					2:57PM1.40m			1:31AM1.97m					3:46PM1.45m				2:28AM1.77m
Low Tide			6:23PM0.76m				7:49AM-0.59m				7:24PM0.75m					8:38AM-0.46m				8:31PM0.72m				9:25AM-0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
	—	—	8:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	11	11	10	10	12	14	13	13	12	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	13
Feels °C	10	12	11	11	9	8	10	12	11	12	12	10	10	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	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	NW 10
kJ	738	959	1210	283	277	313	367	421	440	479	489	469	538	592	647	659	592	580	488	425	408	334	341	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	96	99	138	1210	949	837	642	719	799	790	790	781	781	754	694	515	508	508	502	496	489	483	477	453
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	239	299	187	184	184	181	236	257	264	264	264	261	257	191	183	173	168	168	165	165	162	119	117	112
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	62	360	0	0	0	0	0	79	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	79	106	36	0	0	0	0	4	79
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	7	7	6	9	4	7

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