Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.5
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
20
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
322
331
392
318
193
218
139
158
186
261
317
220
287
194
194
201
332
363
261
221
216
276
286
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
0
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
0
NNW
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:13PM1.34m
10:44PM2.22m
12:57PM1.41m
11:37PM2.19m
1:39PM1.48m
00:29AM2.10m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.79m
5:57AM-0.55m
5:19PM0.74m
6:42AM-0.51m
6:17PM0.69m
7:26AM-0.42m
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clear
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5:58
6:00
6:00
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8:42
8:42
8:40
8:40
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
11
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