Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
234
416
698
873
1307
1281
899
853
560
628
594
548
535
588
762
437
373
468
447
373
601
601
502
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.62m
11:17PM1.66m
11:39AM1.72m
00:03AM1.62m
12:06PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.16m
5:01PM0.34m
5:14AM0.23m
5:41PM0.19m
5:44AM0.33m
6:24PM0.06m
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
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11
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
11
9
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
10
9
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