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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	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	Usal Beach CAL - 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	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.6 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	16	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	18
Energy(?)	451	591	1126	1832	4450	6933	4721	3861	2854	1713	1564	1364	1833	2972	1944	1316	1084	843	608	571	335	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:02PM 1.08		5:10AM 2.22	6:48PM 1.04		5:57AM 1.74		8:33PM 1.08	6:34AM 1.76		9:33PM 1.15	7:19AM 1.79		10:17PM 1.22	8:03AM 1.83		10:50PM 1.26	8:48AM 2.39		11:22PM 1.43	9:26AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)	11:17AM 0.50		10:03PM 0.65	12:31PM 0.84		10:48PM 0.82		1:25PM 0.25	11:43PM 0.94		2:15PM 0.13	12:47AM 1.01		2:58PM 0.03	1:45AM 1.02		3:37PM -0.05	2:35AM 1.01		4:12PM -0.12	3:24AM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	14	13	12	16	13	13	18	13	14	20	16	14	16
Low °C	12	11	11	11	10	9	11	11	11	13	11	11	14	12	12	16	13	13	16	15	13	16
Chill °C (?)	14	11	10	11	9	10	11	10	12	14	12	12	16	13	13	18	13	14	20	16	14	16
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33
Sunset	-	5:08	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	16	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 NNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 W	1.2 W	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.6 W	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 W
Period (s)	15	15	11	20	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	19	17	7	7	8	8	9	15	8	7	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	840	672	562	567	894	1091	1111	1177	1475	1832	2802	4450	7174	7355	6933	5852	5094	4639	3416	3897	3560	3243
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	4:25AM 1.71				5:02PM 1.08				5:14AM 1.73				6:48PM 1.04				5:50AM 1.74					8:27PM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)			11:16AM 0.50				10:03PM 0.65				12:26PM 0.37				10:49PM 0.82					1:25PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	13	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	15	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	11	11	13	12	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	9	9	10	10	8	9	10	15	10	11	12
Sunrise	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.7 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 NW	0.3 S	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 W	1.8 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	12	12	15	15	12	14	21	20	20	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	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	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1105	922	781	491	784	643	595	605	562	595	633	591	713	836	894	942	1047	987	1161	1035	1111	1196
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:25AM 1.71													5:02PM 1.08
Low Tide / height (m)								11:16AM 0.50											10:16PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	10	9	11	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	8	10	12	12	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 S	0.4 NW	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	12	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	12	12	14	12	14	14
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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