Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ward Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Ward Avenue at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (01 May)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 Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.7
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
564
418
389
328
402
353
429
494
549
512
359
508
508
436
945
354
338
418
388
397
395
417
635
768
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
0
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
11:08PM1.76m
12:40PM1.25m
11:35PM1.75m
1:26PM1.22m
00:04AM1.73m
2:13PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:56AM-0.16m
5:20PM0.62m
6:33AM-0.21m
5:52PM0.70m
7:10AM-0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
8
10
9
8
9
10
9
11
9
8
10
11
9
9
9
11
9
9
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
414
408
389
325
402
346
341
389
403
365
359
508
187
198
945
354
338
418
388
397
330
316
323
275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
33
31
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
17
28
508
436
31
280
261
160
157
276
395
417
635
768
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
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
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
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
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
2
2
2
3
11
11
11
28
31
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
69
51
90
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
564
418
328
328
305
353
429
494
549
512
345
187
327
285
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
0
180
202
323
7
0
36
60
7
0
323
325
7
0
0
0
0
180
667
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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