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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	Tue		Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	0	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 W	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	13	12	11	11
Energy(?)	1922	2064	1420	2003	2427	3622	3141	2589	1471	1274	773	463	485	436	390	326	246	244	385	1139	1722	1299
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			4:06AM 1.55	2:46PM 1.56		4:54AM 1.61	4:02PM 1.36		9:35PM 0.43	5:23PM 1.55		6:17AM 1.72	6:57PM 1.15		6:53AM 1.76			7:26AM 1.80		9:25PM 1.19	7:58AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)	1:04PM 0.21	8:54PM -0.10	9:17AM 0.88		9:44PM 0.08	10:40AM 0.78		10:32PM 0.27	11:10PM 0.43		11:19PM 0.46		1:04PM 0.46	12:04AM 0.62		1:56PM 0.29	4:49PM 0.27		2:40PM 0.15	1:32AM 0.87		3:20PM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	12	13	18	12	13	13	12	12	17	13	13	15	13	13	16	14	14	17	16	16	16	15
Low °C	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	16	13	12	14	13	12	14	14	14	16	16	15	16	14
Chill °C (?)	11	13	18	10	13	12	11	12	17	13	13	15	13	12	16	13	14	17	16	16	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 W	2.2 W
Period (s)	13	12	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	10	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	1.4 NW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.4 NW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	5	12	12	15	15	14	11	13	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wed	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10				Thu	Wednesday 10			Thursday 11				Fri	Thursday 11			Fri
	7:30AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	7:30AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	7:30AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	4	4	4	4	4	5	1	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	16	13	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	600	1922	2014	1936	2064	2542	2297	2072	260	3542	2324	2612	2607	2805	3006	3320	223	3141	3028	2946	2589	2124
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	5:34AM 0.97	1:42PM 1.77					4:06AM 1.55		6:06AM 0.84	2:41PM 1.90					4:54AM 1.61		6:33AM 0.70		4:09PM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)				8:54PM -0.10				9:17AM 0.88				9:44PM 0.08									10:32PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	16	16	12	12	11	11	10	15	20	12	13	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	15	11	12	10	10	10	15	20	11	13	12	12	12
Sunrise	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	6:00	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	16	13	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.4 NW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	12	12	12	15	11	15	15	-	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	4	15	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SE	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	5:30AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	1:30PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	9:30PM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	4	4	4	4	4	5	1	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.2 SSW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	613	1826	1826	1952	1922	1922	1863	2045	507	1142	1968	1936	1707	2258	2064	2001	375	2542	2176	2365	2297	2262
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	on	cross- off	glass	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				1:42PM 1.77															4:13AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)									1:04PM 0.21		8:54PM -0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	12	13	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	17	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.2 SSW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	-	11	11	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-

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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