Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
310
223
294
555
307
511
330
291
296
561
388
239
239
246
257
261
261
233
233
229
329
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
W
5
SW
0
W
5
SSE
0
S
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:47AM1.11m
5:50PM1.71m
7:26AM1.04m
6:37PM1.71m
9:04AM1.06m
7:25PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.56m
00:57AM0.29m
11:37AM0.73m
2:03AM0.18m
12:34PM0.86m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
16
18
17
15
18
16
18
19
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
14
18
16
18
16
15
17
15
17
16
14
17
16
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
14
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