Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
275
297
289
245
245
242
226
217
207
254
283
360
360
352
622
566
499
376
407
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
12:59PM1.61m
00:23AM1.98m
1:34PM1.68m
1:13AM1.82m
2:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.51m
6:55AM-0.15m
7:03PM0.44m
7:31AM0.02m
7:57PM0.38m
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6:26
6:26
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8:13
8:12
8:10
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
11
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