
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 515 | 573 | 475 | 399 | 400 | 465 | 377 | 423 | 351 | 309 | 312 | 312 | 386 | 503 | 429 | 528 | 504 | 455 | 496 | 482 | 539 | 539 | 532 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.48m | 11:20AM2.00m | 00:57AM1.45m | 11:56AM2.06m | 1:54AM1.41m | 12:37PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.58m | 6:09PM-0.27m | 5:40AM0.68m | 6:57PM-0.35m | 6:21AM0.77m | 7:47PM-0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
357 | 515 | 573 | 475 | 399 | 150 | 130 | 216 | 269 | 257 | 309 | 312 | 312 | 386 | 434 | 429 | 383 | 316 | 257 | 496 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
101 | 102 | 135 | 117 | 115 | 47 | 173 | 95 | 326 | 291 | 63 | 115 | 177 | 268 | 264 | 318 | 409 | 387 | 455 | 469 | 458 | 539 | 539 | 532 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | W 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 8 |
93 | 57 | 53 | 90 | 47 | 90 | 58 | 90 | 93 | 68 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 510 | 504 | 405 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 400 | 465 | 377 | 423 | 351 | 194 | 153 | 191 | 386 | 503 | 424 | 528 | — | 373 | 227 | 274 | 349 | 331 | 156 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 247 | 255 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 323 | 323 | 213 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 149 | 149 | 7 | 7 |
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