Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
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2
1
1
3
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0
0
0
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.2
WNW
21
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1136
762
736
1040
1137
1318
1872
2206
1915
1637
1476
1552
1552
1311
1552
2354
2026
1924
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:30PM1.59m
11:26AM1.84m
00:21AM1.53m
11:55AM1.86m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.11m
5:05AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.00m
5:38AM0.49m
6:31PM-0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
11
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14
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14
11
10
10
10
12
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
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6
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