Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
WNW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
428
417
246
246
329
329
246
411
608
629
637
637
470
680
671
670
554
587
669
647
691
1174
1582
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
15
NW
25
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47PM1.77m
11:16AM1.12m
9:25PM1.79m
12:02PM1.17m
10:02PM1.81m
12:40PM1.20m
Low Tide
4:09AM-0.09m
2:57PM0.84m
4:48AM-0.16m
3:42PM0.88m
5:25AM-0.21m
4:24PM0.89m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
11
11
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
7
4
5
6
6
7
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
451
428
417
49
242
239
239
239
411
608
629
637
637
390
309
464
443
397
397
513
477
322
322
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
45
86
19
246
31
329
329
33
44
32
8
17
17
104
102
7
2
25
25
397
397
25
23
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
19
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
2
2
2
207
246
20
18
246
17
4
6
30
30
30
2
2
2
55
25
4
11
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
WNW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
347
219
108
92
21
68
166
281
412
470
680
671
670
554
587
669
647
691
1174
1582
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
235
7
0
0
0
148
186
228
255
60
60
60
60
317
317
317
251
60
36
7
0
202
323
688
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ward Avenue surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest