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Usal Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Usal Beach surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Usal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Usal Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Usal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Usal Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Usal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
2359 | 1118 | 2499 | 2219 | 1274 | 1363 | 1365 | 1233 | 1341 | 1312 | 1049 | 849 | 637 | 565 | 490 | 783 | 587 | 815 | 675 | 1029 | 512 | 1597 | 647 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.98m | 11:09PM2.75m | 1:15PM1.99m | 11:56PM2.77m | 2:13PM1.99m | 00:46AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM1.25m | 6:28AM-0.10m | 5:53PM1.32m | 7:19AM-0.14m | 6:46PM1.38m | 8:13AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 |
9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 160 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 64 | 61 | 849 | 637 | 565 | 490 | 452 | 123 | 204 | 330 | 502 | 433 | 1597 | 490 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | S 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 532 | 512 | 43 | 647 | 638 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 19 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 34 | 46 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2359 | 1118 | 2499 | 2219 | 1274 | 1363 | 1365 | 1233 | 1341 | 1312 | 1049 | — | — | — | — | 783 | 587 | 815 | 675 | 1029 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 359 | 358 | 281 | 281 | 176 | 218 | 254 | 357 | 358 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 357 | 358 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
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