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Ward Avenue Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ward Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
319 | 270 | 259 | 361 | 539 | 446 | 303 | 446 | 1177 | 1449 | 1652 | 541 | 1049 | 1123 | 1192 | 412 | 663 | 998 | 980 | 552 | 386 | 365 | 296 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.60m | 9:23AM1.23m | 9:21PM1.75m | 10:27AM1.25m | 9:55PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.23m | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:45PM0.33m | 3:59AM-0.07m | 3:26PM0.43m | 4:46AM-0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 319 | 270 | 259 | 361 | 539 | 446 | 303 | 446 | 127 | 163 | 104 | 541 | 102 | 904 | 954 | 276 | 276 | 371 | 295 | 176 | 118 | 169 | 270 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 138 | 290 | 229 | 71 | 13 | 81 | 102 | 104 | 176 | 68 | 70 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 295 | 291 | 107 | 74 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 138 | 127 | 13 | 64 | 25 | 104 | 3 | 68 | 95 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 81 | 28 | 116 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 1177 | 1449 | 1652 | 216 | 1049 | 1123 | 1192 | 412 | 663 | 998 | 980 | 552 | 386 | 365 | 296 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 323 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 220 | 323 | 220 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 323 |
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