Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
1
2
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
776
872
1111
1100
1100
863
855
819
614
835
719
835
845
1068
1129
1203
1123
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
W
0
ESE
5
NE
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:00PM1.78m
11:41AM1.23m
9:44PM1.82m
12:12PM1.27m
10:24PM1.86m
Low Tide
4:27AM-0.06m
3:26PM0.93m
5:04AM-0.11m
4:10PM0.90m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
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