Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.5° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
1
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
1.8
WNW
19
2.1
WNW
18
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.4
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
724
715
1256
1642
2411
2815
3028
3164
3473
3433
2987
3005
2389
2257
2228
1972
1821
1525
1504
2167
1758
1452
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:37PM1.66m
6:11AM1.48m
5:01PM1.55m
6:57AM1.58m
6:25PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:50PM-0.06m
11:18AM0.82m
11:49PM0.04m
12:36PM0.64m
00:42AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
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14
15
14
13
13
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13
14
16
17
14
13
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12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
8
10
12
14
11
10
10
10
10
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