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Manchester Beach/Alder Creek in Mendocino County is a quite exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of sharks, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Manchester Beach/Alder Creek 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 Manchester Beach/Alder Creek surf quality by season and Manchester Beach/Alder Creek 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 Manchester Beach/Alder Creek

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Point Arena/Arena Cove	4 mi
Second closest break	Schooner Gulch/Moat Creek	6 mi
Third closest break	Gualala Rivermouth	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Black Point Beach	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Navarro Rivermouth	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek:
Closest wave buoy	PT Arena Buoy	21 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	56 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	97 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	121 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eel River Buoy	131 mi
Tide stations nearest to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek:
Closest tide station	Point Arena, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Arena Cove, Pacific Ocean, California	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Arena Cove, California	5 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Arena Cove, California (2)	5 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Albion, California	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek:
Closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	158 mi
Second closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	179 mi
Third closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	180 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Boreal Mountain (United States)	182 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Donner Ski Ranch (United States)	183 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek:
Closest city location	Ukiah (United States)	30 mi
Second closest city location	Talmage (United States)	31 mi
Third closest city location	Fort Bragg (United States)	32 mi
Fourth closest city location	Willits (United States)	35 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cloverdale (United States)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek is Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA, 175 km (109 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek is Chico Muni Airport (CIC), also in USA, 183 km (114 miles) away.
• Third is Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in USA, 187 km (116 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 191 km (119 miles) away.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Manchester Beach/Alder Creek and is 191 km (119 miles) away.