Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Ward Avenue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
1
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
433
433
433
428
537
512
499
499
463
457
487
446
379
353
348
348
344
273
279
346
439
439
429
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
N
0
N
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
WNW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:22AM1.94m
3:01PM1.60m
2:16AM1.73m
3:43PM1.65m
3:15AM1.50m
4:24PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:08AM-0.27m
8:17PM0.59m
8:48AM-0.08m
9:22PM0.54m
9:28AM0.14m
10:32PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:38
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
11
9
11
13
12
12
14
14
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