Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 399 | 372 | 355 | 626 | 545 | 703 | 596 | 596 | 553 | 614 | 1316 | 1600 | 1175 | 1154 | 1134 | 1700 | 2111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.22m | 3:47PM1.47m | 7:26AM1.26m | 5:02PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.14m | 9:56AM1.04m | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:28AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 103 | 331 | 355 | 626 | 545 | 703 | 596 | 596 | 285 | 614 | 1316 | 1272 | 1175 | 1154 | 1134 | 1700 | 1726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 314 | 318 | 65 | 63 | 584 | 543 | 609 | 174 | 239 | 553 | 596 | 582 | 634 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 590 | 582 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 105 | 399 | 372 | 299 | 207 | 143 | 161 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 119 | 194 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 96 | 195 | 261 | 276 | 295 | 392 | 1600 | — | — | — | — | 2111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 255 | 60 |
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