Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
231
269
273
311
262
217
199
255
255
252
192
203
179
235
230
273
326
322
214
211
208
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
SSW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:30AM1.24m
8:38PM1.71m
10:59AM1.29m
9:25PM1.77m
11:25AM1.34m
10:08PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.95m
3:54AM0.04m
3:15PM0.88m
4:30AM-0.00m
3:57PM0.80m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
16
14
14
12
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
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