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Usal Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California

Usal Beach, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 9 mph. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:22 pm.

Great

9–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 4 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:25 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
7.2 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
4 mph (S), gusts 9cross-shore
Tide
5.9 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:22 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
62°Ffeels like 60°F
Sun
rise 6:53 amset 5:05 pm

Usal Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Usal Beach: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Usal Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:53 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Usal Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–9 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Usal Beach: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreatcalm4.0 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreatcalm4.9 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 105.9 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 96.6 ft
10 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 96.9 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 116.7 ft
12 pmnow8–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 105.9 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 114.5 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 113.0 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGreat4 mph onshore (SW)1.5 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm0.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGreatcalm3.7 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)4.4 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreatcalm5.3 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
10 am8–9 ftGreatcalm6.7 ft
11 am8–9 ftGreatcalm6.8 ft
12 pm8–9 ftGreat4 mph onshore (WSW)6.3 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood4 mph onshore (W), gusts 95.2 ft
2 pm7–9 ftGood4 mph onshore (W), gusts 93.8 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm2.3 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm0.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm0.0 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft

Usal Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Usal Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 140 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 140 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
54% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Usal Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Usal Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–19 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Good.

Usal Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–9Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 126–13Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1315–19Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1410–13Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1512–16Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 167–10Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Usal Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Usal Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–11 ftGreat9.0 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 105 mph onshore (SW), gusts 116 pm
Tue, Nov 107–9 ftGreat6.0 ft · 12 s · Wcalm4 mph onshore (W), gusts 99 am
Wed, Nov 117–9 ftGreat6.2 ft · 13 s · Wcalm5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 125 pm
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftGood7.5 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 159 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 216 am
Fri, Nov 136–13 ftGood8.6 ft · 14 s · WSW12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2515 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 337 am
Sat, Nov 1415–19 ftPoor11.4 ft · 15 s · W9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1814 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 284 pm
Sun, Nov 1510–13 ftGood8.0 ft · 16 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 166 mph onshore (W), gusts 1610 am
Mon, Nov 1612–16 ftFair10.6 ft · 16 s · WSW6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 118 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 184 pm
Tue, Nov 177–10 ftGreat—6 mph offshore (NE)4 mph onshore (WSW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftGood—10 mph cross-shore (NNW)12 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Usal Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Usal Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Usal Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 4:13 am, high 6.9 ft at 10:05 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:22 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Usal Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.9 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft4:13 amHigh 6.9 ft10:05 amLow -0.3 ft5:22 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:10 amLow 3.4 ft4:45 amHigh 6.8 ft10:39 amLow -0.3 ft5:57 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:55 amLow 3.7 ft5:16 amHigh 6.8 ft11:10 amLow 0.0 ft6:37 pmHigh 5.1 ft1:43 am
Tide height at Usal Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Usal Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.9 ft at 10:05 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:22 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.1 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:39 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:57 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.1 ft at 12:55 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:16 amHigh 6.8 ft at 11:10 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:37 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.1 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:52 amHigh 6.8 ft at 11:46 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:19 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.2 ft at 2:31 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:33 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:03 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.2 ft at 3:27 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:20 amHigh 6.4 ft at 1:05 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:51 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.4 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 8:33 amHigh 6.0 ft at 1:49 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:42 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.1 ft at 5:16 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:54 amHigh 5.3 ft at 2:52 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:27 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.3 ft at 5:56 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:21 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Usal Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Usal Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 60°F and a 4 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 60 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Usal Beach

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About Usal Beach

Usal Beach is a beach break in Usal, Mendocino County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Sinkyone.

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