Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
!
3
1
2
!
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
2.1
NW
9
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.4
WNW
11
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
2243
2212
2281
929
745
734
734
587
653
1033
1308
1217
817
492
1236
1309
1210
1265
1270
1606
1396
783
708
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.16m
10:29PM1.77m
12:47PM1.17m
11:01PM1.77m
1:29PM1.18m
11:34PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:05AM-0.20m
4:10PM0.73m
5:42AM-0.25m
4:47PM0.79m
6:17AM-0.28m
5:23PM0.83m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:34
8:35
8:36
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
9
8
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
9
8
6
7
5
5
4
5
6
7
6
8
6
8
9
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.4
WNW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
1626
2243
2212
152
929
745
734
734
587
458
105
105
108
107
492
1210
1309
260
382
446
1270
1046
783
692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
Energy kJ
216
145
145
9
160
115
111
107
105
104
37
54
138
200
70
263
260
134
69
103
603
596
485
708
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
NNW
9
Energy kJ
145
9
9
13
25
37
37
55
35
31
31
185
67
123
32
32
32
102
104
153
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
14
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
Energy kJ
2281
379
531
470
493
555
653
1033
1308
1217
817
447
1236
1210
1265
1270
1606
1396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
220
323
324
0
7
23
36
60
220
323
323
323
36
16
16
7
180
220
323
16
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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