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Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 PST
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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
12.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)14141413667911111010141413131316161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325257213156164282387529934936907932129823042139207417294826607263125908546947133917
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassoncross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
2.02
7:54PM
1.19
6:12AM
2.08
9:06PM
1.30
7:14AM
2.15
9:58PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.85
12:47PM
0.08
11:16PM
0.97
1:49PM
-0.09
12:36AM
1.02
2:44PM
-0.22
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---7:26-------7:26-------7:24----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:30-------5:30--
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131413151512121212121112131212111212121313121313
Feels °C (?)8989971011111089111110891010111091212
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