Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 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
12.8° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
4
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
472
536
528
525
429
389
574
346
427
463
613
629
539
517
508
500
1272
690
505
715
503
470
302
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
0
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
0
ENE
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM1.27m
11:08PM1.76m
12:40PM1.25m
11:35PM1.75m
1:26PM1.22m
00:04AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:19AM-0.08m
4:49PM0.51m
5:56AM-0.16m
5:20PM0.62m
6:33AM-0.21m
5:52PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
7
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
14
1.6
NW
8
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
8
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
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
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
11
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
561
291
536
528
414
408
389
369
341
346
341
389
371
365
517
508
500
1272
31
270
459
503
470
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1
WNW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1.1
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
49
472
54
33
33
31
29
325
28
28
28
27
27
27
17
28
28
31
15
31
288
163
111
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
18
Energy kJ
74
74
9
9
14
14
14
28
14
2
2
2
3
11
11
11
31
27
11
44
75
149
188
276
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
231
291
446
525
429
385
574
346
427
463
613
629
539
293
301
309
470
690
505
715
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
23
180
149
323
0
0
7
0
7
149
202
323
7
7
36
36
7
228
325
667
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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