Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.5
NW
11
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.4
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
252
412
407
583
650
582
596
596
485
505
554
603
596
651
651
651
491
629
675
643
635
452
452
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SE
0
NW
0
NW
0
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.57m
4:48AM1.16m
5:41PM1.67m
6:19AM1.05m
6:23PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.20m
11:13PM0.56m
10:33AM0.36m
00:24AM0.37m
11:17AM0.52m
1:32AM0.16m
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
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8:45
8:45
8:44
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
10
10
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
11
9
8
9
9
10
8
10
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.6
NW
7
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
244
191
222
222
583
650
582
515
515
476
314
554
603
237
651
651
651
491
629
675
643
635
452
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
NW
11
0.7
WNW
10
1
SSW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
184
180
412
407
326
261
432
596
596
485
428
115
97
596
217
188
64
98
125
119
66
118
88
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
S
19
0.3
S
19
Energy kJ
267
252
180
174
176
342
226
261
261
258
5
186
140
220
86
86
142
171
117
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
251
281
505
177
208
341
149
128
132
144
296
558
614
589
444
407
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
667
255
323
7
0
0
0
0
255
255
323
0
0
0
0
0
220
323
323
7
36
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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