
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1504 | 1528 | 1435 | 1217 | 1027 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 458 | 411 | 658 | 1961 | 2040 | 1952 | 1906 | 1624 | 1186 | 713 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.41m | 8:09AM1.31m | 6:20PM1.39m | 8:39AM1.38m | 7:30PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.20m | 12:50PM0.94m | 1:24AM0.21m | 1:51PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1504 | 1528 | 1435 | 1217 | 1027 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 458 | 411 | 658 | 1961 | 2040 | 1952 | 1906 | 1624 | 1186 | 713 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
590 | 582 | 487 | 475 | 731 | 428 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 396 | 749 | 758 | 644 | 644 | 527 | 474 | 543 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | WNW 13 |
276 | 273 | 184 | 177 | 146 | 307 | 399 | 307 | 225 | 217 | 654 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 181 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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