Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
1202
1137
891
834
793
687
546
499
459
380
380
309
268
230
170
163
152
145
143
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:19PM1.48m
10:19AM1.80m
11:11PM1.49m
10:48AM1.91m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.25m
3:53AM0.38m
4:44PM0.05m
4:27AM0.48m
5:25PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:35
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6:22
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
10
10
8
8
7
8
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
9
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