Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.4°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
4
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
541
460
490
449
470
650
565
291
241
235
191
235
381
531
523
403
413
398
587
739
719
773
846
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
0
WNW
5
ESE
0
N
5
N
0
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:17PM1.66m
11:39AM1.72m
00:03AM1.62m
12:06PM1.80m
00:52AM1.55m
12:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.23m
5:41PM0.19m
5:44AM0.33m
6:24PM0.06m
6:16AM0.45m
7:10PM-0.04m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
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