Schooner Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDT
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Schooner Gulch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Schooner Gulch sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Schooner Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Schooner Gulch at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Schooner Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101099916151515151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11471764757509425377305268459241421253246249188188167218215233226217166210
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
20
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.86
12:04PM
1.44
11:31PM
1.95
1:00PM
1.39
12:09AM
2.00
2:00PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
-0.23
5:25PM
0.42
6:30AM
-0.38
6:03PM
0.55
7:20AM
-0.46
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:35-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:53-------7:54
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111011101012121210999101212121212121212141414
Feels °C (?)5586677755668999991099101010
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