
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
399 | 491 | 565 | 1220 | 1368 | 1349 | 1378 | 1200 | 1164 | 1034 | 1204 | 1365 | 783 | 910 | 1236 | 1716 | 1249 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.68m | 10:27AM1.72m | 10:38PM1.64m | 10:57AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.11m | 4:22PM0.26m | 4:30AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
328 | 328 | 341 | 1220 | 1368 | 1349 | 1378 | 1200 | 1164 | 1034 | 1204 | 1365 | 783 | 910 | 493 | 393 | 348 | 387 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 12 | NW 12 |
399 | 376 | 565 | 637 | 516 | 481 | 464 | 545 | 539 | 691 | 683 | 683 | 525 | 512 | 359 | 180 | 51 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
106 | 491 | 541 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 25 | 46 | 47 | 260 | 359 | 86 | 23 | 140 | 216 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1236 | 1716 | 1249 | 808 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 667 | 180 | 120 | 360 |
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