Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
1
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
15
2.2
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
18
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1525
1504
1484
1422
1283
1806
1012
1220
944
828
503
614
627
1835
2454
2931
3450
3305
7561
7142
6815
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:25PM1.47m
7:37AM1.69m
7:39PM1.43m
8:12AM1.78m
8:46PM1.41m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.15m
1:39PM0.43m
1:29AM0.28m
2:32PM0.23m
2:12AM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
12
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
10
13
10
11
12
12
10
9
8
13
11
10
12
10
10
10
9
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