
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
835 | 845 | 1068 | 1129 | 1203 | 1216 | 837 | 735 | 771 | 932 | 932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 744 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 631 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.27m | 10:24PM1.86m | 12:40PM1.31m | 11:03PM1.88m | 1:06PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM-0.11m | 4:10PM0.90m | 5:37AM-0.14m | 4:51PM0.86m | 6:09AM-0.16m | 5:31PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
835 | 845 | 1068 | 1129 | 1203 | 1216 | 837 | 735 | 771 | 932 | 932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 744 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 532 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | NW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
34 | 42 | 53 | 40 | 41 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 182 | 267 | 119 | 46 | 232 | 230 | 227 | 221 | 221 | 304 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
47 | 46 | 24 | — | — | 21 | 146 | 21 | 56 | 56 | — | — | 51 | 53 | 34 | 119 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | 177 | 44 | 141 | 219 | 184 | 108 | 80 | 72 | 83 | 190 | 386 | 423 | 302 | 184 | 170 | 207 | 268 | 428 | 598 | 631 | 558 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 220 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 323 | 323 | 322 | 0 |
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