Mendocino County Surf

Mendocino County Surf Forecast

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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	Sat		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			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	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	2	3	3	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	1.0 S	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.1 NW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	18	17	16	16	15	24	15	21	20	19	19	9	18	18	10	10	16	15	18	10	10	16
Energy	799	603	662	709	491	741	842	1303	1183	1516	1612	1585	1751	1269	1254	1203	1035	979	930	1070	868	1080
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:02PM 2.12	12:24PM 1.28		10:44PM 2.17	1:02PM 1.82		11:41PM 2.16	1:55PM 1.36		12:27AM 2.09		2:45PM 1.40	1:29AM 1.96		3:46PM 1.45	2:26AM 1.76		4:22PM 2.00	3:21AM 1.54		5:21PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	3:35PM 0.71		5:19AM -0.55	4:28PM 0.78		6:06AM -0.19	5:22PM 0.83		6:59AM -0.62	6:20PM 0.79		7:48AM -0.56	7:22PM 0.77		8:38AM -0.46		8:28PM 0.75	9:24AM -0.27		9:43PM 0.71	10:12AM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	16	13	13	16	16	15	15	13	12	15	15	15	13	13	12	13	15	11	12	12
Low °C	12	12	14	13	11	15	14	13	13	13	10	13	15	11	12	13	11	12	15	10	11	12
Chill °C (?)	12	15	16	12	13	16	16	15	14	12	12	14	14	15	12	12	11	12	14	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	0.8 SSW	1.0 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.2 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	8	13	8	8	7	15	15	7	8	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	17	16	16	15	12	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	24	24	15	15	21	21	21	21
Energy	822	799	863	844	603	578	820	662	734	709	656	577	491	485	796	741	471	842	1025	1366	1303	1088
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	11:30AM 1.21			9:55PM 2.12					12:13PM 1.28			10:51PM 2.17					1:17PM 1.32				11:41PM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)		3:35PM 0.71					5:19AM -0.55			4:28PM 0.78					6:09AM -0.62				5:22PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	11	10	13	12	14	16	17	13	16	14	11	12	13	16	13	14	14	11	14	15
Chill °C (?)	12	12	11	10	13	11	14	16	17	13	16	14	11	12	13	16	12	13	14	11	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:44	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 NW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SW	1.0 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	13	16	9	8	8	8	16	16	7	7	7	15	7	15	15	21	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 S	1.0 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	17	13	16	16	16	16	8	8	15	15	15	12	15	22	21	14	21	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 13	Sunday 14
	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	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin 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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 NW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	9	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	1017	844	822	816	809	799	902	895	863	853	763	844	746	699	603	610	769	578	825	668	820	575
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:17AM 1.23										9:55PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)					3:35PM 0.71														5:19AM -0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	13	13	11	11	12	11	13	14	16
Chill °C (?)	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	13	13	10	11	11	11	13	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	9	16	9	16	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	13	16	13	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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