Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
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4
4
3
3
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.7
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
144
136
245
495
902
941
849
908
921
1040
984
1370
1830
1871
1569
1956
1290
1131
1131
1044
887
924
868
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM1.74m
2:27PM1.52m
1:41AM1.62m
2:56PM1.59m
2:31AM1.47m
3:27PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:37AM-0.01m
7:43PM0.65m
8:07AM0.11m
8:36PM0.57m
8:37AM0.26m
9:36PM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
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