Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
0.5
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
20
1.4
NW
9
0.6
WNW
19
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
263
204
194
194
314
416
416
314
221
216
300
286
370
460
551
428
373
433
433
433
428
443
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
11:37PM2.19m
1:39PM1.48m
00:29AM2.10m
2:20PM1.54m
1:22AM1.94m
3:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.74m
6:42AM-0.51m
6:17PM0.69m
7:26AM-0.42m
7:15PM0.64m
8:08AM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:40
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
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