Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
!
1
2
!
!
3
4
3
3
2
1
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)677788999101010109991010101010101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29336822131869914071538143212911801113115271044109915421499122610901001922788694836650
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
1.91
2:06PM
1.45
1:41AM
1.95
3:09PM
1.33
2:23AM
1.95
4:24PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
-0.04
7:15PM
0.50
8:30AM
-0.10
7:53PM
0.65
9:30AM
-0.12
8:38PM
0.79
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--7:16-------7:15-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:28-------7:29--
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121312121113119999101099988910101099
Feels °C (?)9119957557777668967788788
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