Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.4
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
227
222
198
198
193
160
156
239
303
303
303
303
317
236
234
176
255
375
375
375
370
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NE
0
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SSW
0
E
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:24AM1.16m
3:42PM1.59m
7:00AM1.16m
4:43PM1.53m
8:19AM1.19m
5:56PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.92m
11:19PM0.23m
10:19AM1.00m
00:30AM0.23m
11:49AM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
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