Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)20s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.7
NW
11
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.3
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
650
582
596
596
663
428
554
603
596
651
651
651
491
629
675
643
635
452
452
547
643
794
908
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SE
5
NW
0
NNW
0
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.57m
4:48AM1.16m
5:41PM1.67m
6:19AM1.05m
6:23PM1.79m
7:57AM1.02m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.56m
10:33AM0.36m
00:24AM0.37m
11:17AM0.52m
1:32AM0.16m
12:09PM0.66m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:44
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
8
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.6
NW
7
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
583
650
582
515
476
476
146
554
603
244
651
651
651
491
629
675
643
635
452
452
499
643
441
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
NW
11
0.6
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
326
261
432
596
596
485
314
115
140
596
217
188
98
171
125
119
66
118
88
87
87
160
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
S
19
0.3
S
19
Energy kJ
176
342
226
261
261
258
428
186
73
220
86
100
142
64
117
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.7
NW
11
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
227
663
173
208
279
368
132
128
132
168
305
521
606
558
444
418
547
581
794
908
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
255
324
323
0
0
0
0
0
202
323
323
7
36
36
7
0
202
323
323
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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