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

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Preloading...

Long range forecasts are available for members only
Sign Up

Already have an account? Sign in

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Mendocino County Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Mendocino County Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Mendocino County Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Mendocino County Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Mendocino County Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Mendocino County Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Mendocino County Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Mendocino County Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Mendocino County Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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.

Mendocino County Photos

Mendocino County Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sunday 19			Mon				Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Fri		Saturday 25			Sun
	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	0	7	1	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	1	1	6	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 SW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	0.2 SSW	2.5 SW	4.0 WNW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	13	12	14	13	12	12	20	18	16	14	14	13	13	17	16	16	12	9	15	11
Energy(?)	171	1292	1299	272	5846	3564	2499	2086	5317	5422	5425	3044	1624	1987	3604	3961	5163	8580	14	889	7202	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:23PM 1.50	10:31AM 1.73		11:04PM 1.47	10:55AM 1.76		11:40PM 1.85	11:05AM 2.20		12:34AM 1.39	11:42AM 1.78		1:19AM 1.35	3:43AM 0.98		2:07AM 1.31	12:36PM 1.73		2:59AM 1.26	1:08PM 1.69		4:01AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)	4:08AM 0.36		4:51PM 0.23	4:39AM 0.48		9:15AM 0.07		5:03AM 1.01	6:09PM 0.42		5:35AM 0.70	6:37PM 0.00		8:56PM 0.05	10:30AM 0.06		6:34AM 0.89	7:54PM 0.02		7:06AM 0.97		8:38PM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	-	1
High °C	21	19	14	15	16	15	17	21	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	16	21	16	14	15
Low °C	16	14	14	15	12	15	15	16	15	14	13	14	11	11	13	13	13	16	17	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	21	19	12	14	16	14	17	21	15	16	16	14	14	14	12	12	16	16	21	15	13	13
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	7:38	-	6:30	7:39	-	6:29	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23	7:44	-	6:22	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 SW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	-	-	4.0 WNW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	14	13	12	14	13	12	12	20	18	16	14	14	13	13	17	16	16	-	-	15	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	2.0 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	-	0.4 SW	-
Period (s)	3	15	15	-	16	16	15	23	13	15	15	16	15	21	19	14	14	20	12	-	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 WSW	2.5 SW	-	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	5	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	9	-	11

	Sat		Sunday 19			Mon	Sunday 19				Monday 20			Tue		Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	4:30AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	4	7	7	7	6	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	0.6 SW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	4.0 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 NW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	17	16	15	14	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3457	2818	2865	2435	2112	148	844	869	1315	8784	9234	8552	6838	213	184	3564	3208	2758	2499	2310	2038	2246
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:16PM 1.50				2:34AM 0.74					11:04PM 1.47			2:49AM 0.83					11:49PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)				4:09AM 0.36				4:46PM 0.61				4:39AM 0.48					5:27PM 0.12				5:08AM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	13	14	13	13	14	18	16	12	11	11	11	12	14	14	15	15	17	17	16	16	19
Chill °C (?)	15	13	14	13	12	13	17	14	10	9	10	10	12	12	12	14	15	17	17	16	16	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	0.6 SW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 NW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.9 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 NW	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	16	7	16	16	16	4	15	15	18	11	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	23
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	4.0 NW	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	6	17	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 18	Sunday 19	Mon	Sunday 19
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	4:30PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	0:30AM	1:30AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	4	7	7	7	6	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.7 SW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3542	3470	3362	3259	3216	171	1956	1865	1598	2741	2743	2435	2400	142	142	1922	1846	1589	1541	1351	1157	1241
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																		10:31AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)												4:09AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	13	13	14	21	15	15	15	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	12	13	13	14	21	14	14	15	13	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	16	12	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.7 SW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	0.3 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7	7	3	16	7	16	16	16	16	16	5	5	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	5	5	6

Mendocino County Surf Breaks

river

beach

beach

beach

river

sandbar

beach

river

reef

beach and reef

beach

reef

beach

beach

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.

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None