Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
NW
10
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
18
1.4
NW
10
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
264
268
268
264
264
261
253
211
197
186
183
180
180
176
370
251
329
325
319
334
377
399
491
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:40AM1.41m
7:31PM1.69m
9:20AM1.52m
8:41PM1.69m
9:54AM1.63m
9:42PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:27AM-0.05m
1:31PM0.80m
2:23AM-0.03m
2:38PM0.62m
3:11AM0.02m
3:34PM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
17
15
16
17
18
17
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16
Feels °C
18
16
14
15
14
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
16
14
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
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