Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

Ward Avenue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
384
244
263
301
301
301
279
363
305
175
170
181
238
509
902
902
827
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
N
0
ENE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:17AM1.83m
2:00PM1.46m
00:57AM1.74m
2:27PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.77m
7:08AM-0.09m
6:56PM0.71m
7:37AM-0.01m
7:43PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
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