Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
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
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SW
26
0.6
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
239
246
257
261
261
233
233
229
329
447
204
204
448
801
801
704
563
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM1.71m
9:04AM1.06m
7:25PM1.72m
10:16AM1.12m
8:14PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.18m
12:34PM0.86m
2:58AM0.09m
1:38PM0.93m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
13
15
13
13
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
13
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