Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° N 124.15° W

Mad River Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mad River Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.5° 

Mad River Beach 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 Mad River Beach 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 Mad River Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mad River Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Arcata/Eureka Airport

9 km NNE218 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.7 °C16
16
overcast

BUOY-HBXC1

15 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Eureka

16 km S43 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-TDPC1

17 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Fortuna

38 km S60 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 322°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Humboldt Bay- North Spit- CA

18 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Fortuna

28 km S122 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the NNW
(9 km/h at 330°)
10 °C13
13
overcast

SHIP793

38 km SSW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the NNW
(7 km/h at 340°)
12.6 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP546

38 km SSW- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 30°)
12.5 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1847

38 km SSW- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 40°)
12.5 °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 Mad River Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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