Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
245
242
245
242
226
217
207
254
283
360
360
352
622
566
499
376
407
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SE
5
NNW
0
N
0
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SE
0
SE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:23AM1.98m
1:34PM1.68m
1:13AM1.82m
2:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.51m
6:55AM-0.15m
7:03PM0.44m
7:31AM0.02m
7:57PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:26
6:26
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8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
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