Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
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)
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
268
235
170
163
152
198
273
357
515
573
475
449
433
475
465
347
291
309
312
312
386
434
429
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:11PM1.49m
10:48AM1.91m
00:03AM1.48m
11:20AM2.00m
00:57AM1.45m
11:56AM2.06m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.48m
5:25PM-0.13m
5:02AM0.58m
6:09PM-0.27m
5:40AM0.68m
6:57PM-0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
12
11
10
10
11
9
8
11
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
8
9
11
9
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