Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WNW
9
0.9
SW
19
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
343
432
528
563
578
637
757
738
738
738
663
639
592
537
667
651
643
733
620
596
688
786
525
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
W
0
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
off
High Tide
5:04AM1.16m
4:04PM1.84m
6:43AM1.14m
5:08PM1.84m
8:11AM1.19m
6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.79m
11:32PM0.07m
10:19AM0.90m
00:48AM0.00m
11:45AM0.95m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
15
17
15
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
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