Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
244
216
191
255
149
149
124
155
96
97
125
89
85
84
85
114
114
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
N
0
NW
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:49AM1.15m
4:46PM1.80m
6:26AM1.06m
5:38PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.36m
9:48AM0.59m
11:56PM0.23m
10:35AM0.73m
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6:18
6:18
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8:23
8:22
8:22
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Temp °C
14
14
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
14
14
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
11
11
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