Gale Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.02° N 124.04° W

Issued: 4 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gale Point sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
10
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

62 km N60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 291 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Mendocino- CA

68 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.7 °C-
-


Fortuna

74 km NW122 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24 km/h at 300°)
14 °C13
13
overcast

Mendocino

84 km SSE150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 74°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eureka

84 km N43 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 352°)
20
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Little River wx

85 km SSE122 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-HBYC1

85 km N3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-NJLC1

86 km N3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 10°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-HBXC1

86 km N3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


* 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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