MENDOCINO CO., 11/15/26 — The National Weather Service expects a second large swell to hit the Mendocino coast Sunday and into Monday. It forecasts breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet, with some waves up to 28 feet possible.
The weather service’s Eureka office issued a high surf advisory for coastal Mendocino County. It runs from noon Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday. The advisory warns of dangerous surf and localized beach erosion. “Beachcombing is highly discouraged!” it says.
The advisory follows a high surf warning that ran until 4 a.m. Sunday. In its last update to that warning, issued at 2:58 a.m. Sunday, the weather service forecast breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet. A Saturday night update had forecast 22 to 30 feet. The warning said breaking waves “can sweep people off jetties and docks, and into dangerous seas” and that the coast could see significant beach erosion.