Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 14 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 1.0°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 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.4
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
SSW
1.3
NW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)14816161281212141010998888881010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21826620120114710499114147369614846730754719623762102910581026847636542456
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
NW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.61
10:32AM
1.48
10:45PM
1.74
11:26AM
1.48
11:15PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.14
4:17AM
0.21
4:17PM
0.21
5:01AM
-0.01
4:52PM
0.31
5:47AM
-0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-7:51-------7:52-------7:52------
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1010101099101112111197668111112988810
Feels °C (?)556777881010920-10232565656
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