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Ward Avenue Surf Report & Forecast, Fort Bragg, California

Ward Avenue, Fort Bragg, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 7 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 7.4 ft at 12 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 10:35 am.

Great

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the east at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:25 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
7.4 ft · 12 s · WNW
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
4.1 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
57°Ffeels like 55°F
Sun
rise 6:54 amset 5:04 pm

Ward Avenue surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Ward Avenue: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Ward Avenue today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–11 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:54 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Ward Avenue tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Ward Avenue: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)3.5 ft
7 amnow9–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 94.1 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 105.0 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreatcalm6.4 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 106.4 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (NW)5.9 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 144.8 ft
2 pm8–9 ftFair6 mph onshore (NW), gusts 113.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)1.9 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood4 mph onshore (NNW)0.6 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)3.5 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreatcalm4.0 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreatcalm4.7 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 96.2 ft
11 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 106.5 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 146.3 ft
1 pm9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 165.6 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 134.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm3.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm1.6 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm0.5 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)-0.2 ft

Ward Avenue waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 7 am, sets at Ward Avenue arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 95 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 95 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Ward Avenue surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Ward Avenue: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–17 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Great.

Ward Avenue surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510158–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–13Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1312–17Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1513–17Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 1611–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–9Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 188–11Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Ward Avenue are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Ward Avenue 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 108–11 ftGreat7.4 ft · 12 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 106 mph onshore (NW), gusts 116 am
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat8.5 ft · 13 s · WNWcalm7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 136 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–13 ftGreat10.1 ft · 15 s · W6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1414 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 316 pm
Fri, Nov 138–13 ftGreat9.7 ft · 14 s · WNW22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 456 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 143 pm
Sat, Nov 1412–17 ftGreat23.6 ft · 18 s · WNW6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 135 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1310 am
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftGreat13.1 ft · 15 s · WNW7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 159 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 1613–17 ftGood10.6 ft · 17 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 119 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 207 am
Tue, Nov 1711–15 ftGreat—4 mph offshore (ESE)5 mph onshore (W)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–9 ftPoor—18 mph onshore (W)16 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 271 pm
Thu, Nov 198–11 ftPoor—17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2815 mph onshore (NNW)10 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Ward Avenue are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Ward Avenue tide chart and tide times

Tides at Ward Avenue today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 4.8 ft at 12:07 am, low 3.1 ft at 4:40 am, high 6.5 ft at 10:35 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm. At 7 am the tide is 4.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Ward Avenue, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-202468Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 4.1 ft, risingHigh 4.8 ft12:07 amLow 3.1 ft4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft10:35 amLow -0.5 ft5:55 pmHigh 4.8 ft12:54 amLow 3.4 ft5:12 amHigh 6.5 ft11:07 amLow -0.2 ft6:34 pmHigh 4.8 ft1:42 amLow 3.8 ft5:47 amHigh 6.6 ft11:43 amLow 0.2 ft7:16 pmHigh 5.0 ft2:32 am
Tide height at Ward Avenue, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Ward Avenue tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 4.8 ft at 12:07 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.8 ft at 12:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:12 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:07 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:34 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.8 ft at 1:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:47 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.2 ft at 7:16 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.0 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:24 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:03 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.1 ft at 3:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:24 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:57 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:50 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.9 ft at 4:22 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:27 amHigh 5.6 ft at 1:48 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:39 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.9 ft at 5:14 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:54 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:49 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:25 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.1 ft at 5:55 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:20 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Ward Avenue water temperature

The water temperature at Ward Avenue is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 61 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Ward Avenue

Spots near Ward Avenue with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Ward AvenueVirgin CreekTen Mile River MouthPudding CreekSeaside CreekNoyo Harbor / River MouthHare Creek

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About Ward Avenue

Ward Avenue is a beach break in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called MacKerricher.

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