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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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | |
606 | 537 | 497 | 257 | 239 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 376 | 349 | 496 | 796 | 597 | 486 | 581 | 640 | 640 | 555 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.41m | 4:59AM1.42m | 7:00PM1.49m | 6:22AM1.26m | 7:44PM1.57m | 7:45AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.71m | 11:46AM-0.08m | 00:44AM0.57m | 12:38PM0.08m | 1:56AM0.39m | 1:27PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | |
8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
606 | 537 | 497 | 257 | 239 | 164 | 145 | 235 | 126 | 175 | 175 | 139 | 98 | 98 | 349 | 496 | 796 | 597 | 486 | 581 | 640 | 640 | 555 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
104 | 79 | 79 | 139 | 127 | 184 | 164 | 86 | 161 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 103 | 376 | 100 | 109 | 291 | 45 | 140 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 367 | 550 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
152 | 103 | 109 | 148 | 160 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 98 | 105 | 251 | 61 | 140 | 34 | 26 | 174 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 323 | 255 |
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