Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 444 | 365 | 360 | 411 | 447 | 702 | 627 | 582 | 515 | 415 | 316 | 265 | 200 | 640 | 1794 | 1822 | 2255 | 1780 | 1261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.66m | 10:52AM1.53m | 10:32PM1.68m | 11:15AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.64m | 4:15AM0.12m | 4:21PM0.50m | 4:45AM0.16m | 5:01PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 396 | 268 | 323 | 221 | 163 | 447 | 702 | 627 | 582 | 515 | 415 | 316 | 265 | 200 | 640 | 1794 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 19 | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | 353 | 326 | 318 | 360 | 411 | 127 | 309 | 255 | 305 | 297 | 253 | 191 | 189 | 186 | 229 | 232 | 18 | 14 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 10 | SW 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 16 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 95 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 444 | 365 | 334 | 247 | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 44 | — | 1822 | 2255 | 1780 | 1261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 256 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 36 | 235 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 36 |
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