Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
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3
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0
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5
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.2
WNW
21
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
719
910
995
1162
1718
2244
1874
1532
1449
1552
1584
1332
1831
2694
1986
2662
1444
1111
1081
1309
1438
915
881
1054
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNE
5
N
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:30PM1.59m
11:26AM1.84m
00:21AM1.53m
11:55AM1.86m
1:11AM1.45m
12:24PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.00m
5:38AM0.49m
6:31PM-0.06m
6:11AM0.63m
7:12PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
12
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
12
13
17
14
13
12
11
10
15
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
8
9
11
10
10
8
7
6
12
13
11
10
8
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