Mendocino County Surf

Detailed Mendocino County surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Mendocino County. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Mendocino County. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Mendocino County over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Mendocino County and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Mendocino County Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Mendocino County Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Mendocino County coastline are also listed below.

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Mendocino County Wavefinder

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	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Navarro Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	1	4	2	2	4	1	2	5	3	3	4	2	1	4	1	1	4	1	2	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.0 SSW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	3.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	13	17	14	14	14	13	11	11	10	18	17	16	14	14	13	12	8	8	11	9	8	18
Energy	1008	951	2291	4222	4156	2716	1704	1757	3847	3080	2777	2840	2438	1921	1026	1070	1953	1552	2012	2016	1464	1265
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)			8:14PM 2.30	8:49AM 1.13		8:48PM 2.34	10:02AM 1.77		9:22PM 1.78	11:10AM 1.13		9:51PM 1.76	11:57AM 1.24		10:29PM 1.77	12:36PM 1.17		10:56PM 2.41	1:29PM 1.18		11:26PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	1:27PM 0.25		3:01AM 0.78		2:11PM 0.45	3:47AM 0.61		2:53PM 0.56	4:30AM -0.11		3:31PM 0.67			4:08PM 0.75		5:39AM -0.23	4:45PM 0.81		6:17AM -0.28	5:39PM 1.44		6:53AM -0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	16	16	12	13	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	14	10	18	10	11
Low °C	11	12	8	11	13	9	12	14	11	13	13	11	11	12	9	10	12	8	10	18	9	11
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	9	10	11	15	15	10	13	13	12	10	10	13	9	9	12	9	18	8	11
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	8:30	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:31	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	14	16	16	13	14	14	10	10	17	16	14	14	13	12	14	11	11	10	10	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	17	17	10	10	16	10	24	20	18	9	9	14	14	14	14	24	14	21	20	20	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.3 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	2.2 NW	3.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	6	14	14	-	11	11	10	-	-	-	-	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	8	10

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	4	2	0	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	2	5	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	2.5 WNW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11
Energy	770	841	1028	1008	942	951	918	1005	2291	2972	3837	4222	6421	4156	7489	6606	2716	4733	4668	1704	1645	1757
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:46AM 1.15					8:14PM 2.30				8:49AM 1.13				8:50PM 1.70				10:02AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	1:57AM 0.41				1:28PM 0.27					3:01AM 0.78				2:11PM 0.45				3:47AM 0.04				2:53PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	9	8	11	12	12	13	12	11	9	10	10	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	9	7	6	8	9	9	10	9	8	7	7	8	15	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	4.0 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	16	16	14	16	16	16	13	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 W	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	14	15	15	17	17	17	17	15	10	10	16	10	-	-	16	-	-	10	24	24
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	1.3 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	-	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	14	14	-	14	14	13	-	12	12	11	11	11

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	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	4	2	0	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	2	5	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	17	17	17	17
Energy	870	865	770	866	859	841	841	963	1028	1034	938	1008	928	826	942	901	926	951	944	885	918	967
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)									7:46AM 1.15													8:23PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)			1:57AM 0.41												1:28PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	12	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	12	12	10	12	11	11	12	12	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	8	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Mendocino County Surf Breaks

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Mendocino County has a mixture of sandy and rocky breaks, with a lot of breaks being inaccessible, Highway 1 runs most of this stretch of coast. The water tends to stay quite chilly so a 4/3 plus wetsuit will be needed year round. There are facilities all up and down the coast line, but don't be fooled into thinking this area holds a California paradise of surf, as most places are rocky and unrideable. Crowds are quite common and so are Sharks so beware.

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