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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 4 pm Sunday 31 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
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 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
1069 | 1270 | 1270 | 1464 | 869 | 904 | 876 | 673 | 577 | 524 | 768 | 759 | 751 | 734 | 700 | 559 | 545 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 436 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.18m | 11:34PM1.76m | 2:10PM1.19m | 00:09AM1.73m | 2:52PM1.19m | 00:45AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.83m | 6:53AM-0.28m | 6:00PM0.85m | 7:31AM-0.26m | 6:39PM0.88m | 8:09AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 382 | 446 | 603 | 1102 | 869 | 793 | 687 | 673 | 577 | 524 | 481 | 418 | 370 | 342 | 334 | 559 | 545 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 436 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 103 | 102 | 485 | 485 | 708 | 876 | 520 | 503 | 497 | 768 | 759 | 751 | 734 | 700 | 104 | 72 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 85 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 104 | 153 | 904 | 866 | 88 | 125 | 128 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 128 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1069 | 1270 | 1270 | 1464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | — | 100 | 100 | 163 | 207 | 253 | 175 | 164 | 131 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 323 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 180 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 220 |
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