Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
3
3
1
!
!
!
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4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
849
865
976
1040
1040
1370
1830
1871
1642
2046
1290
1154
1005
869
780
780
745
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:41AM1.62m
2:56PM1.59m
2:31AM1.47m
3:27PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.65m
8:07AM0.11m
8:36PM0.57m
8:37AM0.26m
9:36PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
15
17
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
17
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