Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1040 | 904 | 732 | 712 | 712 | 822 | 867 | 751 | 653 | 634 | 575 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 554 | 519 | 451 | 546 | 521 | 724 | 657 | 646 | 457 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.38m | 12:50PM1.75m | 2:55AM1.31m | 1:23PM1.69m | 3:58AM1.26m | 2:02PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.81m | 8:05PM-0.04m | 7:50AM0.93m | 8:49PM0.01m | 8:35AM1.03m | 9:39PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1040 | 257 | 194 | 712 | 712 | 822 | 822 | 712 | 653 | 634 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 472 | 465 | 451 | 546 | 521 | 724 | 657 | 646 | 443 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 348 | 904 | 732 | 131 | 334 | 334 | 867 | 751 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 554 | 519 | 417 | 99 | 411 | 411 | 422 | 439 | 457 | 457 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 19 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | S 24 | S 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 274 | 344 | 339 | 553 | 448 | 448 | — | 9 | 9 | 106 | 110 | 105 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 82 | 330 | 83 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 320 | — | — | — | 104 | 88 | 61 | 39 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 151 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 96 | 104 | 51 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 211 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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