Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
418
405
400
400
394
394
325
229
220
207
201
198
198
198
154
154
168
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
1:40AM1.55m
1:58PM1.76m
2:35AM1.41m
2:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.33m
7:26AM0.34m
8:16PM0.24m
7:58AM0.50m
9:13PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
10
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
14
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