Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
555
505
596
910
899
517
525
486
475
486
542
822
565
244
458
542
504
470
437
458
542
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
NW
0
N
0
N
0
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:07AM1.35m
9:45PM2.14m
11:46AM1.44m
10:39PM2.15m
12:23PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.81m
4:53AM-0.36m
4:21PM0.71m
5:36AM-0.34m
5:16PM0.60m
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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8:16
8:15
8:15
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
15
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
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