Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.4°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
571
666
752
734
571
585
972
865
762
698
593
582
486
486
450
441
335
321
314
310
310
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
E
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
0
NE
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:50PM1.92m
3:56AM1.27m
2:37PM1.89m
5:18AM1.23m
3:37PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.71m
8:56PM-0.12m
8:11AM0.83m
10:00PM-0.10m
9:09AM0.92m
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Temp °C
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
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Feels °C
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13
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13
14
13
15
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14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
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16
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