Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (08 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 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
651
651
491
629
675
643
635
539
481
744
643
645
908
962
836
645
533
507
520
755
871
760
507
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:19AM1.05m
6:23PM1.79m
7:57AM1.02m
7:10PM1.90m
9:24AM1.08m
8:01PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.37m
11:17AM0.52m
1:32AM0.16m
12:09PM0.66m
2:33AM-0.06m
1:10PM0.77m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
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8:44
8:44
8:44
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
8
10
10
9
8
10
11
8
11
9
10
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
12
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