Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
821
592
584
372
372
608
581
657
768
768
657
632
592
530
522
515
515
508
508
508
501
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:24PM2.02m
4:01AM1.34m
2:17PM1.93m
5:10AM1.35m
3:21PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.86m
8:43PM-0.33m
8:04AM0.92m
9:43PM-0.25m
9:16AM0.96m
10:47PM-0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
10
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
11
8
7
7
7
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
9
11
11
11
11
9
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