Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.1°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.1
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
558
551
465
435
429
418
372
367
412
305
301
301
245
241
197
189
211
300
503
645
196
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
0
W
5
SE
0
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:13PM1.74m
00:19AM1.76m
12:44PM1.79m
1:09AM1.63m
1:15PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.03m
6:01PM0.25m
6:17AM0.17m
6:47PM0.17m
6:51AM0.34m
7:34PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
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