Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
657
632
544
530
522
515
515
508
508
508
501
515
880
870
859
848
724
715
1256
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
N
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
2:17PM1.93m
5:10AM1.35m
3:21PM1.80m
6:16AM1.40m
4:37PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:43PM-0.25m
9:16AM0.96m
10:47PM-0.16m
10:46AM0.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:15
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6:15
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5:13
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4
2
3
2
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
11
11
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
8
8
8
11
11
9
9
8
7
9
8
10
9
9
9
8
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