Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
1
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
20
1.4
NW
9
0.6
WNW
19
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
1
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
216
294
286
359
481
500
416
356
433
433
433
428
537
512
499
499
499
457
487
446
379
353
348
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
NW
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM2.10m
2:20PM1.54m
1:22AM1.94m
3:01PM1.60m
2:16AM1.73m
3:43PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:26AM-0.42m
7:15PM0.64m
8:08AM-0.27m
8:17PM0.59m
8:48AM-0.08m
9:22PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
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