Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
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
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
NW
16
1.7
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
491
565
1220
1368
1349
1378
1200
1164
1034
1204
1365
783
910
1236
1716
1249
808
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
N
0
N
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NE
0
N
5
NNW
0
N
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM1.68m
10:27AM1.72m
10:38PM1.64m
10:57AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.11m
4:22PM0.26m
4:30AM0.22m
5:07PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
15
17
16
15
15
16
15
14
16
14
13
12
10
9
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