Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
2
0
1
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
4
2
3
2
1
0
1
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
377
595
580
503
568
553
515
690
472
536
528
451
627
389
416
427
498
574
746
746
629
435
508
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
W
0
NNW
10
NNW
0
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02AM1.30m
10:41PM1.74m
11:52AM1.27m
11:08PM1.76m
12:40PM1.25m
11:35PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.40m
5:19AM-0.08m
4:49PM0.51m
5:56AM-0.16m
5:20PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
6:15
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8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
8
6
8
8
10
8
9
8
8
11
9
8
11
11
8
9
9
10
8
8
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
NW
8
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.9
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
399
377
595
580
503
335
264
515
690
275
536
528
451
429
389
325
341
346
341
330
320
365
359
508
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
9
1.3
NW
7
1.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1
WNW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
149
128
121
92
92
568
553
59
174
472
54
33
33
346
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
17
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
64
62
36
35
35
88
40
75
54
54
9
9
14
31
14
14
9
2
2
2
3
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
198
251
245
267
336
403
174
309
284
354
446
627
346
416
427
498
574
746
746
629
435
246
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
220
323
323
0
0
0
16
7
130
149
323
0
0
23
0
7
149
202
323
0
7
36
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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