Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
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
372
372
608
581
657
768
768
657
632
544
530
522
515
515
508
508
508
501
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
10
E
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM1.34m
2:17PM1.93m
5:10AM1.35m
3:21PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:43PM-0.33m
8:04AM0.92m
9:43PM-0.25m
9:16AM0.96m
10:47PM-0.16m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
13
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12
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
7
11
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
12
11
9
6
7
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