Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
2.4
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.9
NW
7
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
1932
2008
1985
1906
1485
1024
713
456
456
456
543
551
612
334
187
247
313
431
456
456
355
341
333
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
0
N
5
E
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
0
W
0
SW
5
NE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
0
N
5
SE
10
NNW
20
NW
0
N
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:39AM1.38m
7:30PM1.40m
9:05AM1.47m
8:32PM1.43m
9:29AM1.57m
9:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.21m
1:51PM0.81m
2:07AM0.23m
2:40PM0.65m
2:44AM0.26m
3:22PM0.46m
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cloud
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clear
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2
5
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Temp °C
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
16
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
11
10
11
11
14
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
12
11
12
13
10
9
11
10
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