Surf-Forecast | Usal Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 39.83° N 123.85° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Usal Beach sea temperature is

15.3°C

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

Usal Beach Surf Guide

Usal Beach in Mendocino County is an exposed reef break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Sharks.

Usal Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2		15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Usal Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Usal Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Usal Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Usal Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Usal Beach Location Map

Interactive Usal Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Usal Beach is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 170 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Usal Beach is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 221 km (137 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Usal Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 16:28 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period (s)	13	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Usal Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Usal Beach, 0 km from Usal Beach.

Next High Water: 07:37pm | 1.94m

Next Low Water: 01:37am | 0.78m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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Usal Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.3 °C) at Usal Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite