Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | NW 9 | WNW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 261 | 221 | 216 | 294 | 286 | 370 | 520 | 535 | 416 | 356 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 428 | 537 | 512 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:29AM2.10m | 2:20PM1.54m | 1:22AM1.94m | 3:01PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.69m | 7:26AM-0.42m | 7:15PM0.64m | 8:08AM-0.27m | 8:17PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 80 | 86 | 106 | 210 | 286 | 286 | 283 | 305 | 368 | 356 | 433 | 247 | 433 | 428 | 537 | 279 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 163 | 161 | 216 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 141 | 175 | 433 | 231 | 181 | 74 | 512 | 499 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 158 | 221 | 161 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 74 | 231 | 74 | 74 | 177 | 103 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 295 | 261 | 144 | 106 | 294 | 182 | 370 | 520 | 535 | 416 | 323 | 284 | 355 | 247 | 258 | 305 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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