Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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)
!
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1078
848
948
639
595
542
542
625
965
1026
505
513
554
465
475
542
943
659
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
NW
0
NW
0
SE
0
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
SE
0
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:46PM2.08m
11:07AM1.35m
9:45PM2.14m
11:46AM1.44m
10:39PM2.15m
Low Tide
4:06AM-0.31m
3:21PM0.81m
4:53AM-0.36m
4:21PM0.71m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
16
13
11
12
12
13
15
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
12
12
14
14
13
15
13
10
12
12
12
14
14
15
12
11
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