Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
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 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1778 | 1712 | 1288 | 906 | 1081 | 1309 | 1438 | 915 | 881 | 1054 | 1054 | 1027 | 752 | 722 | 722 | 774 | 837 | 774 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | on | on | on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.45m | 12:24PM1.84m | 2:02AM1.38m | 12:54PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM-0.06m | 6:11AM0.63m | 7:12PM-0.08m | 6:44AM0.75m | 7:54PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1492 | 1202 | 906 | 729 | 508 | 402 | 306 | 233 | 1054 | 1054 | 1027 | 752 | 722 | 722 | 774 | 774 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 505 | 1712 | 1288 | 887 | 1081 | 1309 | 1438 | 915 | 881 | 253 | 216 | 164 | 137 | 115 | 94 | 417 | 837 | 742 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 493 | 493 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 469 | 372 | 353 | 344 | 339 | 339 | 553 | 334 | 77 | 66 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 106 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 202 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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