Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.6° C
2.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)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 Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
1081
885
798
789
735
602
545
539
646
664
589
441
512
506
372
568
543
612
574
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:40PM1.31m
11:03PM1.88m
1:06PM1.35m
11:40PM1.87m
1:33PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.86m
6:09AM-0.16m
5:31PM0.81m
6:39AM-0.14m
6:12PM0.77m
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
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
14
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
12
13
13
11
10
14
15
13
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