Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
885
1069
1126
1126
1228
1187
1048
988
809
687
589
546
459
380
380
334
296
225
166
163
152
145
143
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
E
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:53AM1.68m
10:19PM1.48m
10:19AM1.80m
11:11PM1.49m
10:48AM1.91m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.31m
4:03PM0.25m
3:53AM0.38m
4:44PM0.05m
4:27AM0.48m
5:25PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
12
13
12
11
12
11
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
11
8
10
10
8
9
7
8
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
11
11
12
11
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