Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
261
229
229
212
206
196
305
290
143
121
119
155
132
296
364
316
316
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
W
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
N
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:43PM1.93m
10:34AM1.48m
9:43PM1.95m
11:09AM1.58m
10:37PM1.93m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.17m
3:29PM0.66m
4:27AM-0.15m
4:23PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
18
21
19
19
19
21
20
21
22
23
21
19
18
21
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
19
17
17
17
19
17
19
19
20
19
17
18
20
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