Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
11.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
890
890
658
658
604
738
959
1210
1210
949
837
642
719
799
790
790
781
781
754
707
707
592
580
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
NW
0
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44PM2.17m
2:07PM1.36m
00:37AM2.10m
2:57PM1.40m
1:31AM1.97m
3:46PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.76m
7:00AM-0.65m
6:23PM0.76m
7:49AM-0.59m
7:24PM0.75m
8:38AM-0.46m
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clear
clear
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5:47
5:47
5:47
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8:44
8:44
8:44
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
15
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
SW
19
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
Energy kJ
435
890
890
658
77
96
142
959
304
328
320
359
457
468
459
535
546
557
580
647
707
707
592
580
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
NW
8
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
543
423
322
243
658
604
738
171
1210
1210
949
837
642
719
799
790
790
781
781
754
694
515
508
508
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Energy kJ
41
40
57
28
239
239
239
299
187
184
184
171
236
257
264
264
264
261
257
194
183
170
168
168
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
11
0
0
0
0
79
106
60
0
0
0
0
4
59
79
59
0
0
0
0
59
59
79
59
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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