
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
603 | 713 | 1216 | 1146 | 1032 | 1107 | 1504 | 1528 | 1435 | 1217 | 1080 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 458 | 411 | 654 | 2359 | 2365 | 2174 | 1708 | 1274 | 785 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.26m | 5:02PM1.41m | 8:09AM1.31m | 6:20PM1.39m | 8:39AM1.38m | 7:30PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:28AM1.02m | 00:32AM0.20m | 12:50PM0.94m | 1:24AM0.21m | 1:51PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
603 | 713 | 1216 | 1146 | 1032 | 1107 | 1504 | 1528 | 1435 | 1217 | 1080 | 920 | 718 | 563 | 458 | 411 | 549 | 2359 | 2365 | 2174 | 1708 | 1274 | 785 | 661 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
596 | 582 | 634 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 487 | 475 | 731 | 428 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 606 | 749 | 758 | 644 | 644 | 527 | 474 | 543 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 22 | — | — | — | SW 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 119 | 276 | 273 | 184 | 177 | 86 | 307 | 399 | 307 | 225 | 217 | 654 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 249 | 139 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
210 | 183 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 317 | 247 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
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