Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
4
4
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.3
WNW
14
2.4
NW
13
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
934
822
607
2002
883
2474
623
613
527
953
698
682
844
805
953
910
882
794
708
587
526
560
560
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
E
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:46AM1.46m
1:10PM1.92m
2:46AM1.36m
1:50PM1.92m
3:56AM1.27m
2:37PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.59m
8:00PM-0.10m
7:27AM0.71m
8:56PM-0.12m
8:11AM0.83m
10:00PM-0.10m
clear
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
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
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