Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 4 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.5
NW
11
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
244
267
252
412
407
583
701
524
596
596
485
505
554
603
596
651
651
651
491
629
675
724
662
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
0
N
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
0
SSE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:34AM1.32m
5:04PM1.57m
4:48AM1.16m
5:41PM1.67m
6:19AM1.05m
6:23PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.20m
11:13PM0.56m
10:33AM0.36m
00:24AM0.37m
11:17AM0.52m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
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8:45
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
8
8
11
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.8
NW
7
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.4
NW
6
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
244
244
244
191
196
222
583
544
524
515
476
476
314
554
603
287
651
651
153
491
629
675
643
635
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1
SSW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
19
Energy kJ
181
187
184
222
412
407
326
261
432
596
596
485
428
99
140
596
188
188
651
171
125
119
66
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
207
204
267
252
180
174
176
342
226
261
326
258
5
186
73
220
68
67
142
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.7
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
203
701
505
208
263
416
173
162
284
204
365
614
724
662
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
220
255
323
11
0
0
0
0
202
255
323
0
0
0
0
0
202
324
323
323
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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