Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
620
575
679
671
706
670
604
505
498
479
538
627
539
539
525
422
417
411
339
339
309
314
399
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:56AM1.31m
1:27PM1.73m
3:57AM1.25m
2:04PM1.64m
5:08AM1.22m
2:49PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.86m
8:40PM0.00m
7:56AM0.94m
9:31PM0.08m
8:45AM1.01m
10:30PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
13
15
13
14
13
14
15
15
16
20
15
18
16
18
18
19
18
19
17
13
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
13
12
13
17
12
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
11
13
14
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