Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). 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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1.7
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
328
402
408
418
481
549
469
359
508
508
436
945
299
273
326
302
370
395
417
635
768
975
1024
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
0
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
SE
0
SE
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
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
6:24PM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
11
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
Energy kJ
389
325
402
408
402
389
371
365
359
508
164
189
945
299
273
326
302
370
323
316
316
221
975
1024
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NW
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
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
17
28
508
436
31
280
265
182
157
276
395
417
635
768
189
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
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
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
14
14
14
2
2
2
3
11
11
11
28
27
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
68
51
117
108
117
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
328
328
305
305
418
481
549
469
340
176
293
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
Distance (km)
7
0
0
180
202
323
7
0
36
7
0
0
323
325
7
0
0
0
0
62
667
256
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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