Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 191 | 255 | 149 | 145 | 101 | 138 | 96 | 97 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 124 | 84 | 126 | 188 | 201 | 205 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.15m | 4:46PM1.80m | 6:26AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.87m | 8:09AM1.08m | 6:39PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.59m | 11:56PM0.23m | 10:35AM0.73m | 1:09AM0.08m | 11:40AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 216 | 191 | 255 | 149 | 145 | 101 | 138 | 94 | 82 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 75 | 91 | 123 | 160 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 56 | 49 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 62 | 99 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 84 | 126 | 188 | 201 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 75 | 13 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 26 | 96 | 97 | 125 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 82 | 124 | 80 | 57 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 317 | 180 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 255 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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