Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
3
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.5
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
234
195
255
307
375
375
370
375
375
379
379
379
414
502
449
366
439
499
487
482
482
551
482
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
E
5
NW
0
NE
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
E
0
NNW
5
NW
0
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SSE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:19AM1.19m
5:56PM1.50m
9:07AM1.24m
7:09PM1.53m
9:40AM1.30m
8:09PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.23m
11:49AM1.02m
1:34AM0.21m
1:12PM0.98m
2:26AM0.16m
2:12PM0.89m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
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