Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
!
3
1
!
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
612
334
273
247
313
437
456
456
365
499
403
780
1187
1908
1391
1249
1404
1238
1005
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
SSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
0
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:32PM1.43m
9:29AM1.57m
9:27PM1.45m
9:53AM1.68m
10:19PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.65m
2:44AM0.26m
3:22PM0.46m
3:19AM0.31m
4:03PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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7:33
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6:27
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
1
1
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5
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
11
11
10
11
9
8
8
7
10
8
10
10
10
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