Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 275 | 297 | 289 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 217 | 207 | 254 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 352 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 376 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.61m | 00:23AM1.98m | 1:34PM1.68m | 1:13AM1.82m | 2:09PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.51m | 6:55AM-0.15m | 7:03PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.02m | 7:57PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
338 | 275 | 297 | 289 | 199 | 178 | 151 | 128 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 63 | 63 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 69 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
201 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 217 | 140 | 254 | 283 | 360 | 214 | 352 | 52 | 23 | 37 | 376 | 407 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
30 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 84 | 77 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 207 | 138 | 214 | 214 | 360 | 211 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 118 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 40 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 255 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 325 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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