Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.6° C
2.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
735
771
932
932
1081
885
798
789
735
602
545
539
627
631
505
441
512
506
372
568
527
612
368
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:40PM1.31m
11:03PM1.88m
1:06PM1.35m
11:40PM1.87m
1:33PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:37AM-0.14m
4:51PM0.86m
6:09AM-0.16m
5:31PM0.81m
6:39AM-0.14m
6:12PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
14
13
12
11
12
12
10
11
12
12
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