Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.1°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
206
196
305
290
143
121
119
155
132
296
364
316
316
312
386
429
419
493
553
534
515
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:34AM1.48m
9:43PM1.95m
11:09AM1.58m
10:37PM1.93m
11:41AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.66m
4:27AM-0.15m
4:23PM0.51m
5:06AM-0.09m
5:13PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
18
19
20
21
20
21
22
22
24
19
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
17
19
16
17
18
19
18
19
20
19
21
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
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