Ward Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mendocino County, USA)

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Ward Avenue Surf Guide

Ward Avenue in Mendocino County is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include sharks, rips, rocks and locals.

Ward Avenue Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ward Avenue:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ward Avenue occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ward Avenue 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 54% of the time in January while 44% 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

54%

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

blown out

44%

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 Ward Avenue Location Map

Interactive Ward Avenue 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 Ward Avenue is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 168 km (104 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Ward Avenue is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 207 km (129 miles) away.

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Ward Avenue Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	16	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Ward Avenue

Current tide and informaton

For Fort Bragg Landing, California, 7 km from Ward Avenue.

Next High Water: 04:56pm | 1.12m

Next Low Water: 08:26pm | 0.92m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ward Avenue Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.3 °C) at Ward Avenue is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.