Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 458 | 268 | 221 | 250 | 250 | 205 | 361 | 440 | 452 | 523 | 480 | 347 | 587 | 739 | 711 | 834 | 846 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.62m | 12:06PM1.80m | 00:52AM1.55m | 12:36PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.19m | 5:44AM0.33m | 6:24PM0.06m | 6:16AM0.45m | 7:10PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 437 | 355 | 268 | 221 | 191 | 191 | 148 | 243 | 183 | 148 | 346 | 364 | 341 | 299 | 739 | 711 | 773 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 156 | 146 | 252 | 161 | 163 | 112 | 190 | 71 | 69 | 171 | 146 | 216 | 135 | 587 | 261 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 127 | 60 | 74 | 148 | 37 | 38 | 123 | 123 | 169 | 140 | 347 | 153 | 44 | 94 | 52 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 458 | — | — | 250 | 250 | 205 | 361 | 440 | 452 | 523 | 480 | — | — | 459 | 701 | 834 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 180 | 323 | 7 | 16 |
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