Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 207 | 254 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 352 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 376 | 371 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.68m | 1:13AM1.82m | 2:09PM1.72m | 2:06AM1.62m | 2:45PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.02m | 7:57PM0.38m | 8:07AM0.22m | 8:53PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 6 |
96 | 93 | 79 | 93 | 83 | 69 | 63 | 622 | 566 | 499 | 64 | 77 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 |
217 | 140 | 254 | 283 | 360 | 214 | 352 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 376 | 371 | 68 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 45 | 64 | 417 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 |
149 | 207 | 138 | 214 | 214 | 360 | 211 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 118 | 116 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 324 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 255 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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