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Ward Avenue Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
736 | 816 | 554 | 1002 | 1028 | 754 | 1054 | 2648 | 899 | 886 | 1143 | 802 | 925 | 812 | 722 | 1846 | 1883 | 1655 | 931 | 1580 | 1507 | 692 | 1167 | 1069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.30m | 00:48AM2.05m | 3:18PM1.30m | 1:41AM1.95m | 4:18PM1.31m | 2:39AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM-0.63m | 6:31PM0.74m | 8:05AM-0.60m | 7:29PM0.78m | 9:00AM-0.51m | 8:36PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 736 | 626 | 138 | 273 | 452 | 683 | 625 | 2648 | 683 | 683 | 1143 | 779 | 649 | 812 | 722 | 1846 | 1883 | 1655 | 500 | 89 | 122 | 492 | 1167 | 1069 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 123 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 1054 | 43 | 899 | 886 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 224 | 224 | 90 | 33 | 32 | 118 | 112 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 71 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 75 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 816 | 554 | 1002 | 1028 | 754 | 918 | — | — | — | 554 | 802 | 925 | 492 | 383 | 528 | — | — | 931 | 1580 | 1507 | 692 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 132 | 323 | 324 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 180 | 323 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 175 | 149 | 220 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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