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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	Sat		Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Sat
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	5	0	0	4	4	0	4	3	4	3	4	3	6	5	5	4	4	7	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	4.5 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	13	13	11	11	11	10	11	9	9	13	11	10	9	16	15	14	12	13	16
Energy(?)	1051	1336	991	1571	1833	4901	2546	1597	2986	2108	1305	900	889	670	1197	1148	7641	6133	4199	2501	2859	8121
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	off	cross	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:25PM 1.30	8:16AM 1.77		9:17PM 1.30	8:43AM 1.81		10:16PM 1.30	8:54AM 2.24		11:03PM 1.31	9:35AM 1.85		11:28PM 1.75	9:52AM 2.27		12:13AM 1.74	10:25AM 2.25		12:59AM 1.72	11:16AM 2.35
Low Tide / height (m)		1:44AM 0.52		2:59PM 0.21	2:21AM 0.64		3:37PM 0.08	2:54AM 0.75		4:04PM 0.34	3:26AM 0.84		4:46PM -0.08	3:57AM 1.32		5:16PM 0.23		4:31AM 1.37	5:55PM 0.24		5:27AM 1.48	6:35PM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	5	23	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	13	13	12	13	11	11	13	13	10	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	14	13
Low °C	13	11	13	13	10	12	11	8	12	9	8	11	11	10	12	13	10	12	11	11	13	13
Chill °C (?)	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	10	11	8	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.0 W	2.4 WNW	2.3 NW	0.4 SW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	13	13	13	12	11	11	16	9	9	13	11	10	9	16	15	14	12	13	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	5	18	12	12	13	12	17	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	26	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	-	-	0.7 S	2.2 WNW	4.5 WNW	2.3 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	4	13	11	11	-	10	11	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	12
Energy(?)	767	1034	1665	1584	1557	1456	1372	1489	1056	1234	1572	1768	4391	2523	4385	4901	3941	3585	2884	6107	1597	1455
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:18PM 1.30				8:23AM 1.77				9:17PM 1.30				8:28AM 2.21				9:57PM 1.72	10:08PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		2:16PM 0.37				1:45AM 0.52				2:54PM 0.59				2:14AM 1.06				3:30PM 0.44				2:54AM 0.75
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	7	4	4	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	12	9	8
Chill °C (?)	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	10	11	7	6	9	10	9	9	9	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.7 W	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 NW	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	13	13	16	13	18	18	18	18	14	13	12	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NW	1.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 S	-	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	-	-
Period (s)	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	3	4	-	13	13	11	11	12	11	10	11	-	-

	Saturday 15													Sunday 16
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch 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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	831	1011	1028	995	1051	1051	1305	1359	2227	2312	1381	1584	1581	2441	1106	1049	1047	966	980	980	959	883
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											8:25PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)					2:17PM 0.37											1:38AM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	5	5	5	5	12	12	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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