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Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
389 | 328 | 402 | 408 | 418 | 481 | 549 | 469 | 359 | 508 | 508 | 436 | 945 | 299 | 273 | 326 | 302 | 370 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 768 | 975 | 1024 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.76m | 12:40PM1.25m | 11:35PM1.75m | 1:26PM1.22m | 00:04AM1.73m | 2:13PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM-0.16m | 5:20PM0.62m | 6:33AM-0.21m | 5:52PM0.70m | 7:10AM-0.21m | 6:24PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
389 | 325 | 402 | 408 | 402 | 389 | 371 | 365 | 359 | 508 | 164 | 189 | 945 | 299 | 273 | 326 | 302 | 370 | 323 | 316 | 316 | 221 | 975 | 1024 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 508 | 436 | 31 | 280 | 265 | 182 | 157 | 276 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 768 | 189 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 75 | 149 | 188 | 109 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 117 | 108 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
328 | 328 | 305 | 305 | 418 | 481 | 549 | 469 | 340 | 176 | 293 | — | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 202 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 325 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 667 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
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