Point Arena Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Mendocino County, USA)

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Point Arena Spot ID:

Type: reef

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell NW | Wind NE

Sea Temperature Today is: 11.5 °C

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Monday, 20 May 2013, 23:54 Local time

m, °C	Sun		Mon
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Point Arena/Arena Cove in Mendocino County is a fairly exposed beach break that is often working. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of sharks,wreck, rips, rocks and locals.

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California wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Arena Cove, California, 2 miles from Point Arena.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
HIGH TIDE
LOW TIDE

Point Arena Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At BUOY-ANVC1, 2 km from Point Arena.

light winds from the W

km/h

Air temperature
10.6 °C

Current weather near Point Arena

Buoy Data:

At PT Arena Buoy, 24 miles from Point Arena.

	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	9	8	8	7

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Overall Point Arena Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Point Arena: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Schooner Gulch/Moat Creek	2 mi
Second closest break	Manchester Beach/Alder Creek	4 mi
Third closest break	Gualala Rivermouth	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Black Point Beach	10 mi
Fifth closest break	Navarro Rivermouth	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Point Arena:
Closest wave buoy	PT Arena Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	52 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	94 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	117 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eel River Buoy	134 mi
Tide stations nearest to Point Arena:
Closest tide station	Arena Cove	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Point Arena	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Albion	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mendocino, Mendocino Bay	27 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Noyo River	35 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Point Arena:
Closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	161 mi
Second closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	180 mi
Third closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	181 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Boreal Mountain (United States)	183 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sugar Bowl (United States)	184 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Point Arena:
Closest city location	Windsor (United States)	55 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Rosa (United States)	64 mi
Third closest city location	Rohnert Park (United States)	68 mi
Fourth closest city location	Petaluma (United States)	76 mi
Fifth closest city location	Novato (United States)	84 mi

The closest passenger airport to Point Arena/Arena Cove is Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA, 173 km (107 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Point Arena/Arena Cove is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 187 km (116 miles) away.
Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 187 km (116 miles) away.
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in USA is 187 km (116 miles) away.
Chico Muni Airport (CIC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Point Arena/Arena Cove and is 188 km (117 miles) away.

Point Arena break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Point Arena, CAL - Mendocino County. Use the tab navigation above to view Point Arena sea temperature, Point Arena photographs, Point Arena detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Point Arena webcams, current wind from CAL - Mendocino County live weather stations and Point Arena tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Point Arena.

Point Arena Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Mendocino County, USA)

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Overall Point Arena Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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