Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.9
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
643
525
717
886
710
525
458
377
418
377
420
420
344
334
334
272
268
296
474
614
544
490
453
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:57AM1.02m
7:10PM1.90m
9:24AM1.08m
8:01PM2.01m
10:32AM1.16m
8:55PM2.12m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.66m
2:33AM-0.06m
1:10PM0.77m
3:28AM-0.26m
2:16PM0.82m
4:20AM-0.41m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:44
8:44
8:43
8:43
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Temp °C
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
10
10
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
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