Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 585 | 558 | 539 | 539 | 525 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 339 | 339 | 309 | 314 | 399 | 372 | 544 | 626 | 616 | 830 | 596 | 596 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.64m | 5:08AM1.22m | 2:49PM1.55m | 6:24AM1.22m | 3:47PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.94m | 9:31PM0.08m | 8:45AM1.01m | 10:30PM0.14m | 9:56AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 479 | 585 | 558 | 496 | 488 | 384 | 378 | 289 | 280 | 270 | 339 | 270 | 314 | 65 | 331 | 52 | 626 | 616 | 609 | 596 | 596 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 491 | 498 | 512 | 539 | 539 | 525 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 339 | 143 | 309 | 49 | 348 | 65 | 299 | 584 | 543 | 161 | 187 | 197 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | NW 6 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 91 | 91 | 178 | 33 | 237 | 105 | 399 | 372 | 544 | 207 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 236 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 830 | 368 | 315 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
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