Mad River Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° N 124.15° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mad River Beach sea temperature is

13.4°C

Mad River Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mad River Beach today (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mad River Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

Table - waves today at Mad River Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	3	5	5	!	!	5	5	4	4	5	!	!	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1048	786	563	466	390	480	1859	2268	2452	2452	2452	2909	6497	6012	4963	4396	4109	4272	4935	5273	5097	4326	3826
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	ENE	NW	N	NNE	NE	E	ENE	E	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	E	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:50PM1.89m				9:27AM2.36m				9:57PM1.88m					10:02AM2.46m				10:56PM1.89m
Low Tide		2:48PM0.55m				2:41AM0.34m				3:42PM0.30m				3:26AM0.49m					4:28PM0.08m				4:08AM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	13	12	11	10	10	13	15	13	11	10	10	10	10	13	16	14	12	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	14	12	11	10	9	8	8	12	12	10	9	8	8	8	8	11	13	11	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14
kJ	1048	786	563	466	390	480	1859	2268	2452	2452	2452	2909	6497	6012	4963	4396	4109	4272	4935	5273	5097	4326	3826
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	233	136	130	127	196	474	125	127	349	1043	1548	2111	63	44	27	26	43	27	27	27	27	56	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 23	WNW 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	—
kJ	—	—	27	89	125	125	52	157	72	71	70	66	—	—	26	42	26	45	50	57	57	27	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	4
Distance (km)	17	10	0	0	0	0	10	0	158	93	0	0	17	17	0	0	77	77	0	17	17	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4			5	5	8	7	5	5			5	7	7	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	5	6	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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