Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°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 (10 Oct):

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

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
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3
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5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.2
WNW
21
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
1017
1464
2112
1874
1569
1597
1665
1584
1360
1584
2694
2210
1962
1473
1133
1081
1309
1438
915
881
1054
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
5
N
10
E
10
SE
10
E
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:26AM1.84m
00:21AM1.53m
11:55AM1.86m
1:11AM1.45m
12:24PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.00m
5:38AM0.49m
6:31PM-0.06m
6:11AM0.63m
7:12PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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Temp °C
10
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
12
13
15
14
14
12
11
11
15
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
9
9
12
11
12
8
7
7
12
13
12
11
10
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