Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
3
4
3
3
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1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
1034
1204
1204
1185
910
1199
1502
1371
819
943
1172
1251
1476
1992
2254
2123
1786
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM1.64m
10:57AM1.80m
11:30PM1.59m
11:26AM1.84m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.22m
5:07PM0.11m
5:05AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
16
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
7
7
8
8
6
7
5
6
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