Mendocino County California Weather and Marine Report — Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Report Time: 12:26 PM EDT)
Coastal Mendocino County is experiencing typical seasonal conditions today with morning patchy fog clearing to partly cloudy skies. Coastal air temperatures will average around 58°F, reaching a high near 62°F along the immediate shoreline, while inland valleys push past 82°F. Northwest winds will build through the afternoon, blowing at 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots along exposed points. Ocean surface water temperature remains chilly, hovering right around 54°F.
Nearby buoy readings show dominant mixed sea conditions. Offshore Buoy 46014 (Point Arena) records a primary northwest swell of 4 feet at a 6-second period, accompanied by a secondary long-period southerly swell of 3 feet at 14 seconds. Northward at Buoy 46022 (Eel River), seas are running near 4.9 feet with a dominant period of 11 seconds. Wave heights along coastal beaches average 3 to 5 feet, creating moderately choppy surf conditions in areas exposed to the northwest wind.
Tide cycles for Mendocino Bay started with an early morning low tide of -0.08 feet at 5:01 AM, followed by a high tide of 4.52 feet at 11:41 AM. The afternoon low tide drops to 2.36 feet at 4:36 PM, before rising to a peak high tide of 5.90 feet later tonight at 10:40 PM.
Tomorrow brings similar marine conditions with patchy morning dense fog giving way to mild afternoon sun. Northwest winds will persist at 15 to 20 knots, keeping combined seas around 4 to 6 feet with strong northerly wind chop.
raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider