Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.6
SW
17
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
664
604
551
569
517
188
407
379
334
314
388
264
264
293
281
275
268
201
223
318
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:37PM1.89m
5:18AM1.23m
3:37PM1.82m
6:42AM1.25m
4:50PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:00PM-0.10m
9:09AM0.92m
11:11PM-0.08m
10:31AM0.97m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
13
15
16
14
16
17
16
16
18
17
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
15
13
14
15
14
15
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
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