Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
9
0.9
SW
19
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
11
2
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
198
154
154
154
154
154
209
249
133
130
235
253
314
331
421
518
586
581
944
1092
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:32PM1.81m
3:41AM1.27m
3:13PM1.83m
5:04AM1.16m
4:04PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.50m
9:13PM0.18m
8:34AM0.65m
10:18PM0.12m
9:17AM0.79m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
1
1
2
7
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
18
16
14
13
14
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
13
14
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
14
11
12
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
16
14
16
16
13
14
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