Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
281
275
201
223
318
322
344
251
255
255
251
197
203
261
264
268
268
264
264
261
253
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SE
5
SW
0
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:42AM1.25m
4:50PM1.75m
7:50AM1.32m
6:12PM1.71m
8:40AM1.41m
7:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.97m
00:23AM-0.06m
12:07PM0.93m
1:27AM-0.05m
1:31PM0.80m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
19
20
18
16
19
16
19
17
20
18
16
16
17
Feels °C
17
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
20
17
19
17
16
18
16
18
16
18
16
15
15
16
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