Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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)
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
309
242
237
221
226
229
286
242
238
233
156
143
139
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
167
253
Wind (km/h)
0
S
0
NW
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
W
5
NW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
0
E
0
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM1.09m
5:41PM1.63m
8:53AM1.13m
6:42PM1.63m
9:53AM1.19m
7:44PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.28m
10:51AM0.91m
1:21AM0.23m
12:05PM0.98m
2:23AM0.17m
1:23PM0.99m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
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8:04
8:02
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
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