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.

Mendocino County Surf Forecast

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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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	Sat		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	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	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	0	0	4	4	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 WNW	3.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	18	18	6	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1771	1307	2537	1360	1309	1251	995	678	718	569	587	710	2190	3567	2835	2720	1499	1619	1413	1204	701	853
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:23AM 2.35		3:06PM 1.90	2:12AM 1.87		4:17PM 1.14	2:54AM 2.29		5:42PM 1.60	4:09AM 1.74		7:20PM 1.13		5:18AM 1.67		8:18PM 1.72	6:41AM 1.62		9:13PM 1.31	7:57AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	7:10PM 0.98		8:26AM 0.31			9:28AM -0.16		8:35PM 1.27	10:34AM 0.33		9:33PM 0.86	11:51AM -0.14		11:02PM 0.91	1:05PM -0.14		12:43AM 1.41		2:07PM -0.14	2:04AM 0.76		3:01PM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	15	10	10	11	11	14	16	13	14	12	13	10	10	14	17	18	17	12	17	17
Low °C	11	9	11	10	9	8	11	13	13	13	11	10	11	6	5	12	16	14	16	11	14	16
Chill °C (?)	8	7	14	7	10	10	9	14	16	13	13	9	10	6	8	13	17	18	17	12	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	7:27	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	2.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	10	14	13	10	10	11	11	11	11	13	16	16	16	15	11	10	10	9	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	12	22	14	21	21	13	19	19	18	18	18	16	12	13	13	11	14	14	16	15	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	1.8 WNW	3.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.7 NW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	8	10	10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	11	11	10	10	-	-	-	-	9	9

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach 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	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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
Rating	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	770	1072	1344	784	1873	3821	1714	2537	1016	934	1273	1545	1610	1472	1377	1017	857	995	1027	1057	932	821
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:51PM 1.86				1:31AM 1.87					2:55PM 1.74				2:12AM 1.87				4:17PM 1.14				3:01AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)			7:10PM 0.98					8:26AM 0.31			7:49PM 0.60					9:27AM -0.16				8:35PM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	14	10	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	10	9	9	9	8	13	16	11	10	10	11	13
Chill °C (?)	16	12	7	6	6	6	6	14	13	13	10	7	8	7	7	13	15	9	10	10	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:29	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	3.0 NW	0.5 SSW	2.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	0.4 SW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	10	15	14	14	14	10	14	10	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	10	20	10	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 WSW	0.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	15	12	12	10	22	14	16	14	21	21	21	21	21	21	13	13	13	19	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach 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	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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
Rating	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	668	714	770	838	1538	1771	1919	1241	1344	1345	1510	2038	2005	2045	1873	1366	2301	3821	1253	1714	1714	1682
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			1:51PM 1.86	2:04PM 2.02											1:31AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)									7:10PM 0.98													8:27AM -0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	19	11	11	11	12	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	8	10	8	8	9
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	19	8	8	8	9	7	7	8	6	5	5	6	9	7	6	10	6	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	10	10	10	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	22	22	22	22	22	22	14	14	14	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	-	10	10	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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