Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 1404 | 1136 | 762 | 948 | 1236 | 1162 | 1476 | 1908 | 2170 | 2123 | 1707 | 1433 | 1433 | 1462 | 1665 | 1290 | 2081 | 2116 | 1871 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:30PM1.59m | 11:26AM1.84m | 00:21AM1.53m | 11:55AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.35m | 5:50PM-0.00m | 5:38AM0.49m | 6:31PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 21 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 911 | 393 | 387 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 211 | 211 | 356 | 866 | 589 | 582 | 1264 | 863 | 306 | 2116 | 1871 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | S 12 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 21 | SSW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 493 | 180 | 78 | 152 | 395 | 395 | 391 | 289 | 263 | 249 | 249 | 183 | 448 | 224 | 214 | 1311 | 302 | 336 | 1077 | 1513 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 359 | 23 | 140 | 216 | 75 | 73 | 184 | 174 | 182 | 180 | 176 | 174 | 138 | 215 | 181 | 443 | 206 | 147 | 505 | 493 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1404 | 1136 | 762 | 948 | 1236 | 1162 | 1476 | 1908 | 2170 | 2123 | 1707 | 1433 | 1433 | 1462 | 1665 | 1290 | 2081 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 667 | 360 | 36 | 36 | 120 | 60 | 36 | 323 | 785 | 323 | 323 | 60 | 117 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 220 | 180 | 16 | 16 |
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