Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
777
640
546
546
459
380
380
380
303
235
170
163
152
191
232
238
629
614
585
564
676
734
748
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:19AM1.80m
11:11PM1.49m
10:48AM1.91m
00:03AM1.48m
11:20AM2.00m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.38m
4:44PM0.05m
4:27AM0.48m
5:25PM-0.13m
5:02AM0.58m
6:09PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
12
11
10
10
8
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
10
13
12
12
12
9
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