Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.5° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
1.8
WNW
19
2.1
WNW
18
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.4
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
2.3
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
501
515
880
870
859
733
724
715
1256
1642
2411
2815
3028
3129
3473
3433
2987
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.40m
4:37PM1.66m
7:11AM1.48m
6:01PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:47PM-0.16m
10:46AM0.93m
11:50PM-0.06m
12:18PM0.82m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
10
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
8
11
9
10
10
7
9
9
8
12
13
12
9
10
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