Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
5
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2
W
12
2
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
18
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2818
3024
2257
2049
1997
1821
1525
1504
1484
1295
1346
1806
1012
1194
1072
681
593
614
800
1748
2323
2626
2248
3247
7952
7599
6815
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
E
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:57AM1.58m
6:25PM1.47m
7:37AM1.69m
7:39PM1.43m
8:12AM1.78m
8:46PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.04m
12:36PM0.64m
00:42AM0.15m
1:39PM0.43m
1:29AM0.28m
2:32PM0.23m
2:12AM0.41m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
11
11
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
8
8
12
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
14
11
10
13
10
10
10
10
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