Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
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1
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.2
SSW
16
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1368
1349
1292
1200
1067
1034
1204
683
736
1013
1449
1681
1437
948
1040
1263
1476
1661
2216
2720
1993
1528
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM1.72m
10:38PM1.64m
10:57AM1.80m
11:30PM1.59m
11:26AM1.84m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.26m
4:30AM0.22m
5:07PM0.11m
5:05AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
8
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
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