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 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	6	7	8	9	8	9	9	10	10	9	8	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	337	337	355	280	218	195	126	193	404	735	1538	1164	1246	921	1876	951	835	671	696	638	1220	906
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:04AM 1.59		8:59PM 2.23	11:45AM 1.63		10:01PM 1.83	12:23PM 1.67		10:33PM 1.88	12:58PM 1.70		11:13PM 1.91	1:29PM 1.34		11:53PM 1.90		2:09PM 1.36	12:35AM 1.85		2:42PM 1.42	1:20AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		2:44PM 1.40	4:40AM 0.30		3:37PM 0.93		5:19AM 0.22	4:22PM 0.92		5:57AM 0.16	5:00PM 1.40		6:33AM -0.30	5:50PM 0.88		7:10AM -0.28	6:37PM 0.85		7:44AM -0.24	7:29PM 0.81		8:21AM -0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	13	16	13	13	13	14	13	15	15	13	14	20	12	16	17	15	15	16	12	18
Low °C	12	15	11	12	12	10	11	14	12	12	14	11	12	19	11	13	17	12	13	16	11	15
Chill °C (?)	13	14	12	16	12	13	12	13	11	14	13	11	13	20	12	15	17	15	15	16	11	18
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	8:42	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:39	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.6 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	9	9	15	14	8	8	13	13	13	16	16	19	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	9	8	14	14	8	16	16	12	12	12	17	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	8	9	8	9	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Schooner 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
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	18	13	13
Energy(?)	341	337	337	337	337	263	355	343	268	280	218	218	215	213	195	150	126	126
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	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)			11:04AM 1.59			9:21PM 1.79					11:45AM 1.63			9:54PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)				2:44PM 1.40				4:45AM -0.12				3:38PM 0.93					5:23AM -0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	15	15	13	12	11	10	11	16	16	12	13	12	11	10	11	13
Chill °C (?)	10	13	14	14	13	12	10	10	11	16	16	12	12	12	10	10	11	12
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:42	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	8	9	15	8	8	14	14	8	14	8	8	8	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 S	0.8 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	9	16	9	15	8	8	8	14	8	14	14	13	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6