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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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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River 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	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	3	4	0	4	4	4	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	10	10	9	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	10	12	12	12
Energy(?)	304	231	283	258	181	235	324	1531	1373	1097	1499	1711	2995	1573	1114	959	1606	2305	1407	1596	940	1015
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	6:51PM 1.50		6:53AM 1.76		8:08PM 1.52	7:26AM 1.80		9:11PM 1.57	7:58AM 1.83		10:25PM 1.24	8:38AM 1.86		11:10PM 1.28	9:05AM 1.88		11:41PM 1.31	9:40AM 1.89		12:24AM 1.34	10:16AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)		12:04AM 0.62		1:57PM 0.29	12:41AM 1.17		2:41PM 0.15	1:25AM 1.27		3:19PM 0.03	2:14AM 0.95		3:55PM -0.06	2:55AM 0.99		4:26PM 0.22	3:35AM 1.01		5:05PM -0.15		4:14AM 1.02	5:42PM -0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	2	19	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	14	12	14	18	17	16	16	16	15	12	10	8	13	13	14	13	13	11	11	10
Low °C	11	10	13	12	13	16	15	15	16	16	13	12	10	8	11	12	13	13	12	9	10	9
Chill °C (?)	12	10	14	12	14	18	17	16	16	16	13	10	7	5	12	12	13	11	13	10	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	12	12	11	10	10	9	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	10	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	1.9 W	1.4 W	0.4 SSW	1.2 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 NW	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	12	12	15	15	14	14	9	13	14	12	11	11	12	10	13	11	13	12	13	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.5 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.3 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12
Energy(?)	355	410	299	361	231	275	285	221	272	258	245	238	211	202	186	200	193	324	605	1062	1412	1554
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	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
High Tide / height (m)			6:57PM 1.15				6:53AM 1.76					8:24PM 1.15				7:12AM 2.19				9:32PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)		1:04PM 0.46			11:56PM 1.03					1:56PM 0.29			12:48AM 0.77					2:41PM 0.15				1:32AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	10	10	10	10	9	9	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	10	9	10	9	9	8	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.5 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.3 W
Period (s)	12	12	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 W	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	12	12	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	9	13	13	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SE	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	378	428	428	428	355	410	335	284	299	366	361	361	347	343	264	228	280	275	269	288	285	283
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									6:57PM 1.15	7:04PM 1.15											6:53AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)				1:04PM 0.46											12:04AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	12	12	13	10	10	10	10	11	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	12	13	10	10	10	9	11	9	9	10	9	7	9	10	9	10	9	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	12	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	3	3	3

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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