Mad River Beach Surf Break

Mad River Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° N 124.15° W

Issued: 4 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mad River Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mad River Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
460
440
262
418
527
632
571
527
475
437
437
403
437
475
527
515
452
337
328
276
313
571
716
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:55AM1.80m
7:11PM2.15m
7:10AM1.58m
7:55PM2.21m
8:32AM1.45m
8:37PM2.26m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.70m
12:07PM0.14m
1:20AM0.57m
12:55PM0.40m
2:30AM0.41m
1:45PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:43
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—
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5:45
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:45
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
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8:51
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—
—
—
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—
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8:52
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—
—
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8:52
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
15
15
12
11
11
12
14
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
15
17
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
15
15
14
12
12
11
12
15
16
17
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
460
460
440
262
418
527
632
571
527
475
437
437
403
437
475
527
515
452
337
328
276
313
571
716
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
206
206
31
176
111
155
200
167
167
130
130
130
130
127
88
61
94
165
163
61
61
61
155
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
85
85
109
109
64
60
59
127
113
111
111
111
80
80
49
100
61
61
61
91
91
90
96
133
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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Energy kJ
—
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(10 max)
3
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Distance (km)
0
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35
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100
56
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0
56
96
96
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56
0
0
0
0
96
93
93
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3
4
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3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
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