Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
!
3
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0
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4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
2
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
421
492
1209
1150
1594
1150
1360
1251
1048
906
793
687
589
546
459
380
380
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:27PM1.45m
9:53AM1.68m
10:19PM1.48m
10:19AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.31m
4:03PM0.25m
3:53AM0.38m
4:44PM0.05m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
10
8
9
8
11
8
11
11
10
9
7
7
11
10
9
10
9
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