Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
4
2
1
1
!
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.1
NW
7
1.3
WNW
12
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
11
2
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
0.9
SW
15
1.4
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
594
617
2096
2281
472
456
477
949
932
972
499
485
360
503
766
702
690
627
515
415
348
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
N
0
SE
0
E
0
W
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM1.37m
9:01PM1.63m
10:29AM1.44m
9:47PM1.66m
10:52AM1.53m
10:32PM1.68m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.77m
3:43AM0.11m
3:41PM0.64m
4:15AM0.12m
4:21PM0.50m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
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