Surf-Forecast | Usal Beach Surf Guide

Usal Beach Surf Guide

Usal Beach in Mendocino County is an exposed reef break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Hazards include - Sharks.

Usal Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2		10.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Usal Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Usal Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Usal Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Usal Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Usal Beach Location Map

Interactive Usal Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Usal Beach is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 170 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Usal Beach is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 221 km (137 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Usal Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 10:34 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 10
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Usal Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Usal Beach, 0 km from Usal Beach.

Next High Water: 07:44pm | 2.39m

Next Low Water: 01:04pm | 1.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Usal Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Usal Beach. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.