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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	Fri	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	4	0	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.6 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.6 NW	3.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 NW	2.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	11	13
Energy(?)	517	435	304	256	282	256	181	235	194	822	1023	991	1474	1254	1652	1761	1363	1575	2507	1045	1597	2086
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:17AM 1.72	6:57PM 1.15	7:04PM 1.15	6:53AM 1.76		8:08PM 1.52	7:26AM 1.80		9:25PM 1.19	7:44AM 2.22		10:18PM 1.24	8:31AM 1.86		11:10PM 1.28	9:12AM 1.88		11:48PM 1.31	9:47AM 1.89		12:06AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	11:19PM 0.46		1:04PM 0.46	12:03AM 0.62		1:54PM 0.66	12:41AM 1.17		2:41PM 0.15	1:32AM 0.87		3:20PM 0.03	2:15AM 0.95		3:49PM 0.29	2:55AM 0.99		4:30PM -0.12	3:34AM 1.01		5:03PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	1	15	31	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	13	17	14	15	17	18	17	17	16	14	12	10	9	9	12	12	13	11	9
Low °C	12	14	14	12	16	14	14	16	17	16	16	16	12	11	10	8	8	10	11	12	10	6
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	13	17	14	15	17	18	17	17	16	13	10	8	7	6	10	12	12	8	6
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.6 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	0.4 SSW	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.7 W	3.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 NW	2.4 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	12	11	11	15	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 W	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NW	1.4 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	9	13	14	13	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 W	-	-	-	0.6 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	3	5	-	-	-	-

	Fri		Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1033	790	690	563	499	378	355	410	299	361	240	275	284	277	214	256	243	238	211	202	200	200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	5:28PM 1.22				6:17AM 1.72				6:57PM 1.15				6:53AM 1.76					8:24PM 1.15				7:12AM 2.19
Low Tide / height (m)			11:19PM 0.46					1:04PM 0.46			11:56PM 1.03					1:56PM 0.29			12:48AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	12	12	15	17	13	13	12	14	12	12	14	17	14	14	14	14	15	15	17
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	12	12	15	17	13	13	12	14	11	11	14	17	14	14	14	14	15	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 W	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	5	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 12	Saturday 13
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1158	1033	1033	863	836	639	629	701	690	679	483	562	553	500	426	467	421	428	428	422	355	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		5:28PM 1.22													6:06AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)								11:19PM 0.46														1:05PM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	11	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	14	16	17	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	14	16	17	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	5	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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