Usal Beach 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Usal Beach, Northern California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 6–7ft, 14s period, rated Poor. Hold off if you can — morning starts out poor with 4-5ft waves. Swell fills in and gets up to 8-9ft by PM — poor conditions.
Sun, May 17: 9–10ft, 9s period, rated Poor. Early morning is your best window — 8-9ft waves on SW swell at 13s with moderate NNW wind around 9mph. The N wind kicks in by afternoon — 14mph and poor by then.
Mon, May 18: 6–7ft, 9s period, rated Fair. First light looks cleanest — 6-7ft on WNW swell at 9s with gentle NE breeze. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 13mph from the NNW and dropping conditions to poor - fair.
Tue, May 19: 6–7ft, 15s period, rated Fair. Early morning is your best window — 8-9ft waves on WNW swell at 11s with light NE winds. It gets a bit messier later in the day.
Wed, May 20: 6–7ft, 13s period, rated Fair. Early morning is your best window — 7-8ft waves on WNW swell at 10s with light winds out of the NE. Conditions go downhill through the afternoon.