Gale Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.02° N 124.04° W

Gale Point, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gale Point sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

Gale Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Gale Point based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Gale Point right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Gale Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Benbow wx

23 km ENE158 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

62 km N60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 319°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Mendocino- CA

68 km W3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C-
-


Fortuna

74 km NW122 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12 °C14
14
overcast

Willits

79 km SE785 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Mendocino

84 km SSE150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eureka

84 km N43 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 192°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP1758

85 km NW- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(22 km/h at 330°)
12.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP607

85 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(22 km/h at 340°)
12.9 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP452

85 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(22 km/h at 340°)
12.9 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Gale Point and within an acceptable time window.

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