Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
475
376
371
371
487
575
561
451
428
417
246
246
329
329
246
411
608
629
637
637
470
646
464
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09PM1.75m
10:17AM1.07m
8:47PM1.77m
11:16AM1.12m
9:25PM1.79m
12:02PM1.17m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.01m
2:09PM0.77m
4:09AM-0.09m
2:57PM0.84m
4:48AM-0.16m
3:42PM0.88m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
9
9
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
NW
7
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
169
234
241
371
255
487
575
561
451
428
417
246
39
239
239
239
411
608
629
637
637
390
309
464
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.3
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
665
475
376
98
371
22
2
44
45
88
19
207
242
21
329
246
17
55
16
19
17
104
102
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
13
96
99
12
98
2
2
2
2
2
2
19
246
329
18
17
21
16
2
17
30
17
30
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
353
231
363
218
331
410
347
265
126
67
53
21
21
33
105
242
450
470
646
457
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
220
255
255
60
7
7
0
0
144
256
255
23
60
60
60
60
255
255
255
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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