Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SW
26
0.6
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
23
0.9
SW
22
1.1
SW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
329
447
204
204
448
801
801
704
563
433
671
1051
1221
1051
890
784
776
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM1.72m
10:16AM1.12m
8:14PM1.75m
11:05AM1.18m
9:00PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.09m
1:38PM0.93m
3:46AM0.00m
2:36PM0.94m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
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