Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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)
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
199
255
255
252
192
203
179
235
230
273
326
322
214
211
208
206
206
203
203
203
201
201
196
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:59AM1.29m
9:25PM1.77m
11:25AM1.34m
10:08PM1.82m
11:49AM1.41m
10:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.04m
3:15PM0.88m
4:30AM-0.00m
3:57PM0.80m
5:02AM-0.02m
4:37PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
13
14
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
13
13
12
14
14
12
14
13
14
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