Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
2.2
NW
7
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
475
399
400
465
377
459
359
309
312
312
386
436
429
510
504
487
496
482
553
539
587
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:20AM2.00m
00:57AM1.45m
11:56AM2.06m
1:54AM1.41m
12:37PM2.07m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.58m
6:09PM-0.27m
5:40AM0.68m
6:57PM-0.35m
6:21AM0.77m
7:47PM-0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
10
9
9
9
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
13
12
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
9
8
10
11
9
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