Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.6° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
587
885
846
834
821
809
584
372
372
608
581
657
768
768
759
730
592
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:54AM1.37m
1:24PM2.02m
4:01AM1.34m
2:17PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:47PM-0.36m
7:07AM0.86m
8:43PM-0.33m
8:04AM0.92m
9:43PM-0.25m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
7
10
11
11
10
10
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