Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
10
1.4
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
294
555
307
511
390
345
296
561
333
239
239
246
257
261
261
261
233
229
329
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:50PM1.71m
7:26AM1.04m
6:37PM1.71m
9:04AM1.06m
7:25PM1.72m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.29m
11:37AM0.73m
2:03AM0.18m
12:34PM0.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
17
16
19
16
18
19
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
17
19
16
15
18
15
17
17
15
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
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