Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
361
411
503
702
627
582
515
415
316
265
200
689
1500
1757
2091
1673
1162
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
NE
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47PM1.66m
10:52AM1.53m
10:32PM1.68m
11:15AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.12m
4:21PM0.50m
4:45AM0.16m
5:01PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
11
9
9
9
11
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