Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
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)
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
19
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
171
151
147
163
237
268
244
344
317
194
198
314
453
515
440
263
216
210
286
505
708
635
453
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
N
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:57PM1.41m
11:37PM2.19m
1:39PM1.48m
00:29AM2.10m
2:20PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:57AM-0.55m
5:19PM0.74m
6:42AM-0.51m
6:17PM0.69m
7:26AM-0.42m
7:15PM0.64m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:40
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
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