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Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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Ward Avenue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ward Avenue sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
486 | 581 | 640 | 640 | 555 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 2027 | 4314 | 5140 | 5140 | 5154 | 5715 | 6547 | 4882 | 5398 | 3598 | 3368 | 2704 | 2344 | 2461 | 2070 | 1470 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.16m | 8:22PM1.65m | 9:02AM1.12m | 8:56PM1.70m | 10:10AM1.12m | 9:28PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.39m | 1:27PM0.25m | 2:55AM0.20m | 2:12PM0.40m | 3:44AM0.03m | 2:54PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 22 |
486 | 581 | 640 | 640 | 555 | 397 | 325 | 435 | 2027 | 4314 | 5140 | 5140 | 5154 | 348 | 353 | 348 | 4202 | 339 | 309 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | W 25 | NW 24 | WNW 24 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 |
140 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 367 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 556 | 367 | 419 | 424 | 429 | — | — | — | 429 | — | — | 13 | 22 | 54 | 195 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 6 | S 11 | NW 17 | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | 58 | 174 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 98 | 8 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 5715 | 6547 | 4882 | 5398 | 3598 | 3368 | 2704 | 2344 | 2461 | 2070 | 1470 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 959 | 62 | 7 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 145 | 145 | 256 | 255 | 323 | 255 | 36 | 117 | 117 | 205 | 220 | 324 |
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