Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 375 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 414 | 502 | 516 | 444 | 439 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 482 | 512 | 482 | 567 | 518 | 623 | 723 | 2148 | 1195 | 1341 | 2124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.53m | 9:40AM1.30m | 8:09PM1.58m | 10:06AM1.37m | 9:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.21m | 1:12PM0.98m | 2:26AM0.16m | 2:12PM0.89m | 3:08AM0.13m | 3:00PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 375 | 375 | 159 | 164 | 379 | 414 | 255 | 234 | 169 | 439 | 181 | 184 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 | 412 | 518 | 345 | 723 | 302 | 302 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 379 | 379 | 50 | 51 | 502 | 516 | 444 | 26 | 499 | 487 | 55 | 29 | 129 | 273 | 567 | 482 | 623 | 376 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 400 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 155 | 269 | 247 | 189 | 228 | 344 | 353 | 293 | 164 | 255 | — | 209 | 392 | 512 | 385 | 311 | 311 | 510 | 403 | 2148 | 1195 | 1341 | 2124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 149 |
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