Mendocino, United States
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About Mendocino
Mendocino is a town in California, United States. From Mendocino you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Big River, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is STS, 123 km away.
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Staying in Mendocino
- 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: STS, 123 km, RDD, 185 km, ACV, 188 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mendocino.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mendocino too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Handle State Beach7.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Fort Bragg, 8 km | 5 ft472 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 6 ft400 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, poor | 9 ft1592 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too big | 4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, poor | 4 ft231 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft195 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good |
All readings for Jug Handle State Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Hare Creek12.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Fort Bragg, 3 km | 5 ft472 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 5 ft381 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, poor | 9 ft1569 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too big | 4 ft169 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft121 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, poor | 4 ft241 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft193 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good |
All readings for Hare Creek: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Caspar7.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Fort Bragg, 8 km | 5 ft472 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 6 ft400 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, poor | 9 ft1592 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too big | 4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, poor | 4 ft231 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft195 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good |
All readings for Caspar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Big River0.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 6 ft587 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, fair for experts | 7 ft553 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, fair for experts | 9 ft1401 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, good for experts | 5 ft258 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small for experts | 7 ft534 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, poor for experts | 4 ft187 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Big River: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mendocino, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Mendocino
- The RavensVegetarian · in the centre
- Frankie'sPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Gnar BarJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
- Mendocino TaqueriaTaco · 0.2 km from the centre
- 955 Ukiah Street RestaurantAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
- Cafe BeaujolaisFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits