Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
500
945
389
370
342
342
330
395
417
635
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1095
987
824
769
757
700
598
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SE
0
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
0
N
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:26PM1.22m
00:04AM1.73m
2:13PM1.19m
00:34AM1.69m
3:03PM1.16m
1:08AM1.64m
Low Tide
6:33AM-0.21m
5:52PM0.70m
7:10AM-0.21m
6:24PM0.77m
7:49AM-0.19m
6:58PM0.83m
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cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:11
6:11
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8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
192
184
945
306
370
342
342
330
323
281
221
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1095
987
824
769
757
700
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
508
500
31
280
200
160
186
276
395
417
635
211
184
138
109
84
121
123
148
217
169
127
127
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
28
31
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
107
82
90
108
117
85
80
80
81
34
20
44
26
70
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
373
389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
255
255
7
0
0
0
0
36
256
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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