Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
481
564
650
489
395
322
314
338
331
355
452
229
295
287
222
258
313
375
452
423
200
194
299
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
S
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM1.26m
9:50PM2.19m
12:13PM1.34m
10:44PM2.22m
12:57PM1.41m
11:37PM2.19m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.82m
5:10AM-0.51m
4:21PM0.79m
5:57AM-0.55m
5:19PM0.74m
6:42AM-0.51m
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5:58
5:58
6:00
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8:43
8:42
8:42
8:40
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
14
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
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