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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	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	Night	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	3	1	3	2	0	3	2	3	4	4	5	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 SW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.5 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	16	16	17	14	16	15	15	8	14	18	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	10
Energy(?)	1483	1228	797	1240	701	396	535	829	650	615	880	1111	3486	2964	2217	912	2189	5024	2090	2134	4976	1570
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	cross- off	on	glass	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		5:54PM 1.63		8:23AM 1.45	12:03PM 0.63		9:10AM 1.53		8:31PM 1.55	9:36AM 1.61		9:14PM 1.91	9:53AM 2.08		10:16PM 1.50	10:38AM 1.73		11:11PM 1.47	10:55AM 1.76		11:40PM 1.85	11:05AM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)	12:08PM 0.96		1:15AM 0.02	1:31PM 0.84		2:09AM 0.07		2:34PM 0.68	2:55AM 0.15		3:27PM 0.52	3:28AM 0.66		8:18AM 0.18	4:09AM 0.36		4:50PM 0.23	4:38AM 0.48		5:34PM 0.51		5:03AM 1.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	13	22	15	12	14	13	13	14	14	16	19	15	15	14	14	12	14	16	12	14
Low °C	10	14	12	20	15	10	10	13	13	12	14	15	15	15	13	12	14	11	11	15	10	10
Chill °C (?)	14	14	12	22	15	12	13	12	11	14	14	16	19	15	15	14	13	10	12	14	9	12
Sunrise	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28
Sunset	-	6:37	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 SW	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	0.4 SSW	2.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	2.5 NW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	16	8	14	16	15	8	8	8	18	16	15	14	13	15	12	14	16	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	0.6 NW	0.8 NW	0.5 S	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	16	16	-	14	8	7	13	15	14	14	7	9	8	7	15	11	15	16	13	15	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	1.0 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	2	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	12	12	12	12	10

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	7:30AM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	10:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 SW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	18	10	10	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	14
Energy(?)	2110	2251	2062	1766	2541	1228	1029	1153	1025	991	906	591	555	993	734	575	553	577	679	304	537	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	on	on
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:32AM 1.38				6:01PM 1.63					8:17AM 1.86			7:14PM 1.58					9:05AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)	12:09AM -0.04								1:14AM 0.02				1:34PM 1.27					2:09AM 0.07				2:37PM 1.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	10	13	13	14	12	11	11	11	11	14	15	19	13	11	10	10	10	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	10	11	10	13	12	14	12	10	10	10	10	14	15	18	13	11	10	10	9	15	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.4 SW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	18	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	16	8	8	14	16	7	13	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.2 ENE	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.6 NW	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	19	18	18	18	-	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	4	15	14	8	8	16	7	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7

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	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	9:30PM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	6:30AM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 SW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	2.0 SW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	0.8 WNW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	20	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	18	10	10	10	10	10	16	10	10
Energy(?)	2120	2113	2110	2226	1860	1943	1881	1831	1834	1960	1858	1254	1116	2845	1548	1253	1243	1228	1364	728	812	800
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)									7:39AM 1.38										5:54PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		12:09AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	10	10	11	12	14	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	9	9	11	12	14	15	12	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 SW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	2.0 SW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	20	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	18	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.8 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	10	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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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