Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW 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 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
1.6
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
205
255
247
252
237
260
477
750
672
464
424
593
582
650
848
948
875
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:39PM1.93m
9:27AM1.16m
7:43PM2.01m
10:23AM1.26m
8:46PM2.08m
Low Tide
2:15AM-0.08m
12:58PM0.90m
3:14AM-0.21m
2:15PM0.88m
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
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6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
13
13
14
14
11
13
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
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