Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
170
163
152
198
273
357
515
573
475
441
433
465
465
459
359
309
312
313
437
480
429
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
15
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.91m
00:03AM1.48m
11:20AM2.00m
00:57AM1.45m
11:56AM2.06m
Low Tide
5:25PM-0.13m
5:02AM0.58m
6:09PM-0.27m
5:40AM0.68m
6:57PM-0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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6:22
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6:21
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
10
11
9
8
11
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
8
8
9
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