Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
373
427
437
619
553
725
707
359
388
403
373
346
306
284
248
245
245
242
226
217
207
254
283
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
ESE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NW
5
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
0
WSW
0
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
12:23PM1.53m
11:32PM2.09m
12:59PM1.61m
00:23AM1.98m
1:34PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:36AM-0.34m
5:16PM0.60m
6:16AM-0.27m
6:10PM0.51m
6:55AM-0.15m
7:03PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
14
14
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
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