Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
169 | 167 | 219 | 206 | 234 | 347 | 355 | 214 | 584 | 419 | 398 | 356 | 759 | 887 | 877 | 742 | 716 | 635 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.82m | 12:37PM1.55m | 00:08AM1.76m | 1:01PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.62m | 6:00AM0.02m | 5:57PM0.52m | 6:28AM0.09m | 6:40PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
106 | 105 | 219 | 179 | 113 | 113 | 355 | 214 | 268 | 244 | 398 | 356 | 759 | 887 | 877 | 742 | 573 | 635 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
169 | 95 | 167 | 206 | 234 | 347 | 63 | 214 | 584 | 419 | 58 | 91 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
130 | 167 | 64 | 70 | 47 | 35 | 30 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
105 | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 167 | — | 379 | 183 | 189 | 204 | 210 | 344 | 679 | 716 | 420 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 149 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 323 | 324 | 323 | 36 |
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