Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
2.4
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1435
1217
1080
920
718
563
458
411
654
1932
2040
1985
1906
1624
1134
713
466
456
456
543
551
612
334
187
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
N
5
NE
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:09AM1.31m
6:20PM1.39m
8:39AM1.38m
7:30PM1.40m
9:05AM1.47m
8:32PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.20m
12:50PM0.94m
1:24AM0.21m
1:51PM0.81m
2:07AM0.23m
2:40PM0.65m
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7:31
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Temp °C
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
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