Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.3
WNW
16
2.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
3
NW
7
3
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
311
477
435
347
587
739
811
793
846
846
934
822
743
2354
997
2614
623
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:52AM1.55m
12:36PM1.87m
1:46AM1.46m
1:10PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.06m
6:16AM0.45m
7:10PM-0.04m
6:50AM0.59m
8:00PM-0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
8
8
8
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
12
11
11
12
13
13
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