Ward Avenue Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.51° N 123.79° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Ward Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 PDT

Forecast 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 14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ward Avenue this week:

The surf forecast for Ward Avenue over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ward Avenue in the next 12 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 20) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Fri 17th Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m) 14s
Best Surf	11PM (Sun 19th Oct)	11ft (3.5m) 17s
Most Powerful	2AM (Mon 20th Oct)	13ft (4.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ward Avenue over the next 12 days.

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

12 Days Hourly

Print Table

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	!	!	!	4	3	5	!	!	4	4	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	18	16	16	14	13	13	16	14	13	12	12	20	16	14	14	13	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	379	318	2369	3559	3326	2265	1327	841	8075	4864	2914	1682	1711	2006	5873	3659	2596	1413	647	449	894
Wind (km/h)	WSW	NNE	E	W	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	WNW	NNW	E	W	NNW	SSE	WSW	SSW	SE	SW	W	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:43AM 1.60		9:32PM 1.53	10:12AM 1.67		10:25PM 1.51	10:38AM 1.72		11:13PM 1.47	11:02AM 1.76		11:59PM 1.43	11:25AM 1.78		12:44AM 1.39	11:49AM 1.78		1:29AM 1.35	12:15PM 1.76		2:16AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		3:28PM 0.48	3:35AM 0.22		4:12PM 0.32	4:10AM 0.33		4:52PM 0.19	4:41AM 0.45		5:28PM 0.09		5:09AM 0.56	6:03PM 0.01		5:38AM 0.67	6:39PM -0.03		6:06AM 0.77	7:15PM -0.04

	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
Sunrise	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	6:32	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	14	16	15	14	16	15	14	16	15	15	18	16	15	15	15	12	15	13	12
Feels °C (?)	13	13	13	15	13	13	14	12	12	14	13	14	16	15	14	14	15	11	13	12	11

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Mendocino County

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ward Avenue (calm at Little River wx 25 km from Ward Avenue). 1.2m 7s swell from the NW with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
52 minutes ago Ward Avenue

Expand

View all

25 km away, 52 min ago

2 km/h

0.0

14.0

Air / Water (°C)

Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ward Avenue surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Information about the Ward Avenue Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ward Avenue provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ward Avenue can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ward Avenue surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ward Avenue) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Ward Avenue may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Ward Avenue is 64 km (40 miles) from Ukiah. If you plan a vacation in Mendocino County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ukiah. Ukiah has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.