Ward Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.51° N 123.79° W

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
12.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
496
489
565
471
453
435
355
348
352
362
297
357
357
576
657
778
674
620
525
519
425
437
502
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
SE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
2:28AM1.77m
4:34PM1.50m
3:30AM1.55m
5:21PM1.56m
4:41AM1.33m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.72m
9:25AM-0.30m
9:44PM0.68m
10:12AM-0.11m
11:03PM0.59m
10:58AM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
355
348
327
290
251
257
257
251
220
196
240
245
250
220
576
657
778
674
171
176
210
376
437
502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
502
496
489
565
471
453
435
355
305
346
362
297
357
357
213
225
58
56
620
525
519
425
362
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
168
165
162
119
116
112
105
103
348
352
273
240
243
172
66
40
108
73
76
50
55
149
148
148
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
106
62
36
0
0
0
0
0
220
360
961
0
0
0
7
0
220
323
16
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
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2
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4
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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