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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun	Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	4	4	0	0	0	5	7	5	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	3.0 S	3.0 SW	2.5 W	4.5 W	0.9 SW	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	7	10	12	16	14	14	14	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	13	14
Energy(?)	3757	2777	2169	1958	1679	1157	2077	3950	3496	9281	273	7223	3897	2919	2584	2374	2071	2196	1579	1327	3134	6833
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:39AM 1.91		9:36PM 1.50	9:13AM 2.04		2:29PM 0.48	9:39AM 2.56		11:26PM 1.89	10:20AM 2.61		12:26AM 1.86	11:06AM 2.59		1:36AM 1.43	12:02PM 2.10		2:41AM 1.41	12:57PM 1.98		3:48AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	2:15AM 0.37		3:16PM 0.01	2:55AM 0.48		4:08PM -0.27			4:48PM -0.03		4:15AM 1.15	5:38PM -0.12		5:02AM 1.25	10:59AM 0.05		5:56AM 0.90		7:30PM -0.39	6:55AM 0.96		8:28PM -0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	10	6	-	42	3	2	1	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	16	15	15	17	16	16	15	15	14	19	15	15	15	14	12	14	14	15	18	16	17
Low °C	11	16	14	14	15	16	14	15	15	13	17	14	14	14	12	11	14	13	15	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	12	16	15	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	19	15	14	15	13	12	14	14	15	18	16	17
Sunrise	-	6:43	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 W	4.5 W	0.9 SW	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	9	10	12	16	14	14	14	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.5 SW	0.1 S	0.3 E	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 NW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	14	7	12	12	10	16	4	16	12	14	14	14	16	13	13	13	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	1.4 SSE	3.0 S	3.0 SW	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	5	7	10	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun		Monday 03				Tue	Monday 03			Tuesday 04				Wed	Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	7:30AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	7:30AM	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	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	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	1.8 SW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.0 SW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	3.0 S	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	7	10	10	10
Energy(?)	4831	4695	4090	4216	4529	3980	791	2169	1771	1736	1958	1941	1635	1298	515	1157	1030	1212	2077	2633	2831	2686
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:36PM 1.48				8:43AM 1.94				9:26PM 1.88				9:01AM 2.46					10:35PM 1.51			9:49AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)				2:15AM 0.37				3:12PM 0.39				2:48AM 0.91					4:03PM -0.21			3:36AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	4	1	-	-	-	3	17	20	1	2
Temp. °C	12	12	12	11	11	15	12	15	14	15	15	14	14	15	12	16	16	16	15	14	15	15
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	11	11	15	9	15	13	14	14	13	13	14	10	14	14	14	13	12	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	0.4 SW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.0 SW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	8	9	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.1 S
Period (s)	16	18	16	16	15	15	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	19	7	7	12	12	12	12	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 WSW	1.4 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.1 S	3.0 S	-	1.6 SSE	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	6	6	7	-	8	10

	Sunday 02						Monday 03								Tue	Monday 03
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	5:30PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	1:30AM	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	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	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 SW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	5144	5063	4831	4769	4752	4164	1097	2792	2860	2916	2666	2629	2656	2611	778	4529	4373	4330	4115	4057	3853	3671
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	on	on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					8:36PM 1.48												8:39AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)											2:07AM 0.80
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	11	12	15	16	15	15	13
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	12	12	12	9	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	15	16	14	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.5 SW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.4 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	18	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	22	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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