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NME Surf team rider Robbie Ledbetter, Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda

8:03 pm 27 Feb 2012

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Cape Mendocino ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Humboldt County, USA)

Cape Mendocino photo

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Surf Break: Cape Mendocino

Name: Cape Mendocino
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: E

Cape Mendocino in Humboldt is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for sharks, rips and rocks.

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Overall Cape Mendocino Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cape Mendocino:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Centreville Beach 13 mi
Second closest break South Jetty and Table Bluff County park 25 mi
Third closest break South Jetty Table Bluff 25 mi
Fourth closest break Harbor Entrance at Eureka 25 mi
Fifth closest break North Jetty at Eureka 25 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Cape Mendocino:
Closest wave buoy Eel River Buoy 25 mi
Second closest wave buoy PT Arena Buoy 87 mi
Third closest wave buoy St Georges Buoy 99 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Bodega Bay Buoy 162 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Port Orford Buoy 162 mi

Tide stations nearest to Cape Mendocino:
Closest tide station Cape Mendocino, California 1 mi
Second closest tide station Eel River entrance, California 16 mi
Third closest tide station Hookton Slough, Humboldt Bay, California 21 mi
Fourth closest tide station Fields Landing, Humboldt Bay, California 23 mi
Fifth closest tide station Humboldt Bay (south jetty), California (expired 198 24 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Cape Mendocino:
Closest ski area Mt Shasta (United States) 135 mi
Second closest ski area Mt Ashland (United States) 146 mi
Third closest ski area Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States) 164 mi
Fourth closest ski area Coppervale (United States) 197 mi
Fifth closest ski area Royal Gorge (United States) 226 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Cape Mendocino:
Closest city location Ferndale (United States) 13 mi
Second closest city location Rio Dell (United States) 16 mi
Third closest city location Fortuna (United States) 18 mi
Fourth closest city location Hydesville (United States) 18 mi
Fifth closest city location Humboldt Hill (United States) 24 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Cape Mendocino is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 227 km (141 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Cape Mendocino is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 291 km (181 miles) away.
Cape Mendocino break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cape Mendocino, California - Humboldt County. Use the tab navigation above to view Cape Mendocino sea temperature, Cape Mendocino photographs, Cape Mendocino detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cape Mendocino webcams, current wind from California - Humboldt County live weather stations and Cape Mendocino tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cape Mendocino.