Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
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3
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5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.2
WNW
21
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.3
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1446
1520
1446
1311
1488
2302
1814
1682
1370
1047
1081
1309
1438
915
881
1054
1054
1027
752
722
722
722
837
774
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
High Tide
00:21AM1.53m
11:55AM1.86m
1:11AM1.45m
12:24PM1.84m
2:02AM1.38m
12:54PM1.79m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.49m
6:31PM-0.06m
6:11AM0.63m
7:12PM-0.08m
6:44AM0.75m
7:54PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
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6:42
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6:40
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
15
13
12
12
11
10
14
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
14
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
7
12
11
9
9
7
6
12
11
11
10
10
8
7
8
12
9
9
10
10
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