Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
3
3
1
0
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4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
899
1017
1040
1437
1830
1950
1642
2046
1360
1154
1005
869
780
816
780
708
598
549
497
447
412
376
351
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:41AM1.62m
2:56PM1.59m
2:31AM1.47m
3:27PM1.66m
3:32AM1.30m
4:03PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.11m
8:36PM0.57m
8:37AM0.26m
9:36PM0.47m
9:10AM0.42m
10:43PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
15
17
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
17
17
17
13
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
17
17
13
14
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