Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
535
535
423
451
508
508
436
865
389
319
349
281
330
395
417
635
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
0
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:40PM1.25m
11:35PM1.75m
1:26PM1.22m
00:04AM1.73m
2:13PM1.19m
00:34AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.62m
6:33AM-0.21m
5:52PM0.70m
7:10AM-0.21m
6:24PM0.77m
7:49AM-0.19m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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6:15
6:13
6:11
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8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
8
10
11
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
7
1.3
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
Energy kJ
402
389
371
365
451
508
169
436
865
306
319
349
281
330
323
252
216
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
7
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
28
27
27
27
17
28
508
169
31
280
223
160
186
276
395
417
635
211
184
142
112
84
121
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
2
2
3
11
11
11
28
27
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
107
82
119
108
117
85
80
80
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
407
535
535
423
295
171
309
277
237
389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
149
149
7
0
7
23
0
255
323
323
7
0
0
0
0
220
256
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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