Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 11 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
!
!
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1516899101010101010101099998999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3723821141140110841245878865761655574529497506459475594490390326384238232346
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
35
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
WNW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.27
7:39AM
1.42
9:28PM
1.37
8:41AM
1.45
9:52PM
1.48
9:37AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.80
2:29PM
0.09
2:46AM
0.63
3:07PM
0.10
3:33AM
0.43
3:42PM
0.14
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:50-------7:51
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-253221-----------------
Temp. °C991010910101010988810101111108879910
Feels °C (?)433557578765576568665644
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