Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
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5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.3
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1446
1952
1860
1712
1288
1026
1081
1309
1438
915
881
1054
1054
1027
807
722
722
774
837
774
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:55AM1.86m
1:11AM1.45m
12:24PM1.84m
2:02AM1.38m
12:54PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:31PM-0.06m
6:11AM0.63m
7:12PM-0.08m
6:44AM0.75m
7:54PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:22
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6:38
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Temp °C
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
13
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
12
11
9
10
8
6
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
10
11
11
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