Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
183
285
237
240
477
750
617
496
424
593
582
665
848
948
875
760
1134
699
654
639
683
987
692
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
E
0
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:27AM1.16m
7:43PM2.01m
10:23AM1.26m
8:46PM2.08m
11:07AM1.35m
9:45PM2.14m
Low Tide
2:15AM-0.08m
12:58PM0.90m
3:14AM-0.21m
2:15PM0.88m
4:06AM-0.31m
3:21PM0.81m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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8:20
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
16
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
13
14
11
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
17
12
12
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