Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
11.9° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
313
291
277
284
291
399
395
395
273
291
273
273
279
412
330
341
403
615
596
596
515
561
554
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
0
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
0
NNW
0
SE
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
2:36AM1.48m
4:30PM1.48m
3:34AM1.32m
5:04PM1.57m
4:48AM1.16m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.79m
9:21AM0.05m
10:02PM0.70m
9:55AM0.20m
11:13PM0.56m
10:33AM0.36m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
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8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
19
Energy kJ
305
313
291
277
284
291
291
264
239
264
291
273
273
279
279
330
341
291
615
515
515
515
314
554
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
186
186
186
183
138
142
399
395
395
151
142
184
127
180
412
330
326
261
432
596
596
485
428
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
214
214
86
99
101
216
116
101
154
273
207
204
267
252
177
121
169
130
226
261
261
258
5
186
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
403
303
561
196
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
0
0
0
0
79
79
76
0
0
0
0
0
220
180
323
0
0
0
0
0
255
255
324
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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