Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
1.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
96
97
125
89
85
84
85
114
114
113
124
84
126
130
201
205
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
SSE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:26AM1.06m
5:38PM1.87m
8:09AM1.08m
6:39PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.23m
10:35AM0.73m
1:09AM0.08m
11:40AM0.85m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
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