Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
4
4
4
4
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
505
441
512
506
372
568
527
543
420
244
214
301
301
239
308
373
335
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:40PM1.87m
1:33PM1.40m
00:17AM1.83m
2:00PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.81m
6:39AM-0.14m
6:12PM0.77m
7:08AM-0.09m
6:56PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
13
12
10
12
12
13
13
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
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