Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
WNW
9
0.9
SW
19
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
154
209
249
133
130
239
386
417
386
432
518
563
548
637
836
821
792
725
651
589
569
537
667
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
0
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:41AM1.27m
3:13PM1.83m
5:04AM1.16m
4:04PM1.84m
6:43AM1.14m
5:08PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.65m
10:18PM0.12m
9:17AM0.79m
11:32PM0.07m
10:19AM0.90m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
1
4
6
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
13
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
17
15
12
10
10
10
13
13
14
13
12
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