Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 543 | 551 | 612 | 334 | 273 | 247 | 313 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 365 | 485 | 336 | 585 | 980 | 1753 | 1391 | 1391 | 1404 | 1264 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.47m | 8:32PM1.43m | 9:29AM1.57m | 9:27PM1.45m | 9:53AM1.68m | 10:19PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.65m | 2:44AM0.26m | 3:22PM0.46m | 3:19AM0.31m | 4:03PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 204 | 231 | 551 | 612 | 115 | 80 | 247 | 313 | 437 | 125 | 456 | 355 | 273 | 209 | 192 | 195 | 1404 | 1391 | 329 | 302 | 1264 | 1026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 456 | 543 | 190 | 186 | 189 | 187 | 71 | 99 | 96 | 456 | 136 | 189 | 184 | 210 | 249 | 249 | 192 | 192 | 89 | 89 | 273 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 107 | 107 | 112 | 334 | 273 | 97 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 57 | 192 | 257 | 333 | 122 | — | 162 | 158 | — | — | 90 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 365 | 485 | 336 | 585 | 980 | 1753 | — | 1391 | 1404 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 255 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 23 | 202 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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