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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Sat						Sunday 26			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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena 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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	1	0	5	4	0	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	12	20	17	16	14	14	13	13	16	12	14	8	16	15	14	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	5848	3399	2377	2038	5001	5071	3277	3028	1531	2003	4643	6027	109	666	479	4986	7499	6200	2847	2664	1953	1597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	on	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:55AM 1.76		3:06AM 0.91	11:18AM 1.78		12:34AM 1.39	11:42AM 1.78		1:19AM 1.35	12:08PM 1.77		2:07AM 1.31	12:43PM 1.73		3:03AM 1.28	1:00PM 2.10		4:00AM 1.62	1:53PM 2.17			5:12AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)		5:34PM 0.51	8:34PM 0.07	5:08AM 0.59	6:02PM 0.05		5:35AM 0.70	6:37PM 0.00		6:04AM 0.80	7:11PM 0.35		6:33AM 0.89	7:54PM 0.02		7:04AM 1.40		8:39PM 0.45	8:00AM 1.53		9:29PM 0.10	8:34AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	3	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	17	20	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	19	18	16	15	14	12	13	13	12	15
Low °C	12	15	16	16	15	14	13	14	12	11	13	12	19	17	14	13	14	10	10	12	10	10
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	20	16	16	16	16	13	13	12	12	18	17	14	14	13	11	12	11	11	15
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:37
Sunset	-	6:29	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	7:44	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	20	17	16	14	14	13	13	16	12	14	13	16	15	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	2.0 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	16	16	15	23	13	15	16	16	15	21	19	14	14	12	-	13	18	18	18	19	16	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	14	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tue	Monday 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	8AM	11AM	7:30AM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	7	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 NW	2.5 WNW	0.9 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.0 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	2.4 WNW	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	22	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	6382	2857	195	3399	3219	2801	2377	2124	1886	2038	1689	5149	6404	8195	8853	4090	5007	3277	2136	2051	2370	1917
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:55AM 2.32					11:49PM 1.43				11:05AM 2.20				12:38AM 1.42				11:46AM 2.35
Low Tide / height (m)					5:27PM 0.12				5:08AM 0.59				6:01PM 0.05				5:41AM 0.73				6:37PM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	20	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	20	19	15	16	15	15	14	14	16	16	17	13	12
Chill °C (?)	11	20	14	16	16	17	17	17	16	20	19	15	16	15	15	13	14	16	16	17	13	12
Sunrise	7:28	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 NW	2.5 WNW	0.9 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	2.4 WNW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	14	14	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.0 WNW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	23	22	13	13	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tue	Monday 20	Tuesday 21
	6AM	7AM	1:30AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	7	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.9 SW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	11	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	7700	3636	236	6409	6078	5848	5216	4638	4110	4009	2475	3399	2892	3219	3105	1959	2443	1830	1434	1716	2377	2294
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						10:55AM 1.76													11:52PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)													5:26PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	14	13	15	17	16	16	15	15	19	16	18	16	16	17	16	18	16	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	13	15	17	16	16	15	15	19	16	18	16	16	17	16	18	16	18	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.9 SW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	15	15	11	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 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	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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