Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
11.5° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
331
288
284
217
235
235
235
284
284
241
277
284
284
399
395
316
291
291
299
306
306
412
330
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
SW
0
SW
0
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
1:49AM1.61m
3:58PM1.41m
2:36AM1.48m
4:30PM1.48m
3:34AM1.32m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.84m
8:48AM-0.07m
8:57PM0.79m
9:21AM0.05m
10:02PM0.70m
9:55AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
340
331
241
205
217
235
235
235
284
284
241
277
284
284
291
291
291
291
291
299
306
306
306
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
284
288
288
284
215
129
133
183
239
186
186
183
138
145
399
395
316
195
206
184
127
180
412
330
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
42
40
48
73
48
70
69
149
214
214
86
99
101
216
116
101
154
273
207
204
267
252
177
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
175
175
60
4
0
0
0
0
106
106
255
7
0
0
0
0
220
255
323
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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