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Gualala Rivermouth in Mendocino County is an exposed river break that only works once in a while Ideal winds are from the east with some shelter here from northwest winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the river break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of sharks, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Gualala Rivermouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Gualala Rivermouth surf quality by season and Gualala Rivermouth surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Mendocino County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Gualala Rivermouth

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gualala Rivermouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Black Point Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	Schooner Gulch/Moat Creek	6 mi
Third closest break	Point Arena/Arena Cove	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Manchester Beach/Alder Creek	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Secrets_1	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gualala Rivermouth:
Closest wave buoy	PT Arena Buoy	31 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	45 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	86 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	109 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eel River Buoy	142 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gualala Rivermouth:
Closest tide station	Arena Cove, Pacific Ocean, California	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Arena Cove, California	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Arena Cove, California (2)	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Arena, California	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Albion, California	27 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gualala Rivermouth:
Closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	160 mi
Second closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	177 mi
Third closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	178 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Boreal Mountain (United States)	179 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sugar Bowl (United States)	180 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gualala Rivermouth:
Closest city location	Ukiah (United States)	32 mi
Second closest city location	Talmage (United States)	32 mi
Third closest city location	Cloverdale (United States)	33 mi
Fourth closest city location	Guerneville (United States)	41 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lakeport (United States)	41 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Gualala Rivermouth is Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA, 161 km (100 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Gualala Rivermouth is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 174 km (108 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 174 km (108 miles) away.
• Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in USA is 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Chico Muni Airport (CIC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Gualala Rivermouth and is 186 km (116 miles) away.