
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | 452 | 539 | 643 | 560 | 844 | 886 | 755 | 525 | 494 | 377 | 365 | 377 | 384 | 408 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 272 | 428 | 529 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.02m | 7:10PM1.90m | 9:24AM1.08m | 8:01PM2.01m | 10:32AM1.16m | 8:55PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.16m | 12:09PM0.66m | 2:33AM-0.06m | 1:10PM0.77m | 3:28AM-0.26m | 2:16PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
452 | 452 | 388 | 643 | 525 | 441 | 532 | 512 | 377 | 372 | 377 | 196 | 377 | 372 | 353 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 272 | 272 | 246 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
88 | 87 | 499 | — | 160 | 160 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 174 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 58 | 86 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 16 | W 16 |
117 | 64 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
396 | 350 | 539 | 475 | 560 | 844 | 886 | 755 | 525 | 494 | 327 | 365 | 355 | 384 | 408 | 314 | 181 | 124 | 109 | 149 | 261 | 428 | 529 | 465 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 220 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 220 | 627 | 0 | 0 |
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