Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
236
233
156
143
139
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
109
103
95
123
173
231
229
289
297
297
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
ESE
0
S
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM1.13m
6:42PM1.63m
9:53AM1.19m
7:44PM1.66m
10:30AM1.24m
8:38PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.23m
12:05PM0.98m
2:23AM0.17m
1:23PM0.99m
3:13AM0.10m
2:26PM0.95m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
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8:02
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
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