Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is

15.6°C

Ward Avenue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	2	3	4	3	4	1	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	2257	2049	1997	1821	1604	1504	1484	1422	1585	1806	1012	1220	944	614	619	514	677	1601	2491	2667	3257	3454	7952	7512	6815
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	N	ESE	NE	NNW	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	6:57AM1.58m				6:25PM1.47m					7:37AM1.69m				7:39PM1.43m				8:12AM1.78m				8:46PM1.41m
Low Tide			12:36PM0.64m				00:42AM0.15m					1:39PM0.43m				1:29AM0.28m				2:32PM0.23m				2:12AM0.41m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	10	10	12	13	11	11	11	9	10	13	10	11	12	12	10	10	9	13	11	10	13	11	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	2257	2049	1997	1821	1604	1504	1484	1422	1585	1806	1012	1220	944	614	619	514	677	1601	2491	2667	3257	3454	7952	7512	6815
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	SSW 15	WSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16
kJ	499	732	857	648	684	733	697	678	294	468	237	325	257	223	223	226	445	178	178	551	1342	1982	68	67	103
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 21	SSW 15	S 20	SSW 20	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	NW 23	WNW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 13
kJ	644	653	644	544	537	530	537	468	480	9	405	8	38	52	104	288	229	130	305	175	127	120	31	53	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	24	34	53	50	35	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	5	7	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	149	213	7	7	0	0	7	0	149	202	16	10	16	23	16
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	4	4	4			5	6	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	9	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7

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