Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 4 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
11.9° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
4
4
2
2
!
!
3
4
4
4
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
1147
1171
1171
1251
1464
1502
1202
924
831
715
654
625
650
701
551
373
424
276
269
373
355
412
305
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
N
0
N
0
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:53PM1.82m
2:21PM1.28m
00:29AM1.78m
2:54PM1.31m
1:08AM1.72m
3:27PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:09AM-0.24m
6:25PM0.87m
7:42AM-0.21m
7:10PM0.86m
8:15AM-0.15m
8:00PM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
9
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
12
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
319
319
1171
1171
249
334
268
264
264
831
715
654
625
152
252
176
191
291
276
269
285
201
284
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
52
51
207
204
44
44
46
27
75
264
261
169
164
66
25
160
246
144
142
142
142
42
42
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
18
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
4
3
79
44
2
6
35
11
27
125
192
125
72
26
9
23
22
243
156
57
42
9
9
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
1099
1147
1251
1464
1502
1202
924
650
701
551
373
424
373
355
412
305
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
36
0
0
106
982
180
360
36
0
0
0
175
667
60
0
0
0
0
0
220
667
60
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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