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	Thu		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Mon	Sun		Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thu
	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch 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	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	1	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SE	3.5 WNW	3.0 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	5	14	13	13	12	12	11	16	15	12	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	18	16	13	14	15
Energy(?)	142	5343	3121	1548	1513	1930	1740	2443	2748	176	7317	7275	5660	4199	2593	1566	1205	1518	2728	2492	2946	3165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)			9:52PM 1.30			10:34PM 1.52	9:02AM 2.12		11:11PM 1.47	9:55AM 2.10		11:40PM 1.91	10:45AM 2.03		12:22AM 1.61	11:33AM 1.90		12:56AM 1.66	12:14PM 2.15		1:23AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)		2:47PM -0.24	1:48AM 0.94	10:28AM 0.06	3:34PM -0.36	2:57AM 1.01		4:20PM -0.40	3:50AM 0.78		5:00PM -0.01		4:43AM 0.69	5:40PM -0.28		5:35AM 0.61	6:16PM -0.15		6:24AM 0.97	6:51PM 0.41		7:18AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	13	13	17	15	14	17	14	13	16	14	11	12	11	12	16	14	14	15	15	15	16
Low °C	21	12	13	14	14	14	15	13	12	15	12	9	10	11	11	15	13	13	15	14	14	16
Chill °C (?)	23	13	13	17	15	14	17	14	13	15	13	10	10	10	11	16	14	14	15	15	15	16
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:41	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18
Sunset	-	5:30	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	3.5 WNW	3.0 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W
Period (s)	11	14	13	13	12	12	11	16	15	12	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	16	13	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 W	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.1 SW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	16	16	15	15	15	18	11	11	14	11	13	13	13	12	22	20	18	14	16	15	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	7AM	10AM	1PM	10:30AM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek 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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	5	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	1.3 SE	3.5 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 WNW	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	5	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	18	17	16	16	16
Energy(?)	5493	5685	5562	142	4618	3787	3121	2495	2221	1874	1324	1272	1778	1904	1930	1907	1854	2132	1908	1962	2272	3235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:08AM 2.19				9:52PM 1.43				8:05AM 2.09					10:33PM 1.39			9:02AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)								1:48AM 0.94				3:32PM 0.01				2:53AM 0.87					4:18PM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	13	13	21	12	12	13	13	13	13	17	17	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	13	13	21	12	12	13	13	12	13	17	17	14	14	14	13	13	14	17	15	14	13
Sunrise	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.5 SW	3.5 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.7 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	16	15	15	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	17	16	-	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	19	18	18	17	16	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 29			Fri	Thursday 29															Friday 30
	5AM	6AM	7AM	2:30AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek 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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	5	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	1.3 SE	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	5	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	4894	5120	5493	169	5511	5668	5662	5623	5562	5417	4282	4225	5062	4951	4618	4302	4193	3842	3138	2851	2585	2457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)																		9:52PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)											2:42PM 0.11											1:47AM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	22	12	13	14	14	13	13	16	15	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	22	11	13	14	14	13	13	16	14	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.5 SW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	12	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	-	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	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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