Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

13.7°C

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28						Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	493	568	553	545	595	587	532	532	525	499	600	592	584	377	600	616	649	759	768	666	649	600
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:33PM1.98m					2:58AM1.39m			1:21PM1.94m					4:05AM1.37m				2:17PM1.85m
Low Tide	6:50AM0.84m				7:57PM-0.36m				7:39AM0.93m					8:53PM-0.32m				8:40AM1.00m				9:55PM-0.24m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	9	12	13	13	10	10	10	9	10	13	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	5	8	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	7	8	8	6	7	7	6	7	10	9	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 14	WNW 14	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	SSW 15	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	326	316	553	545	224	247	313	346	354	362	600	320	339	296	256	616	649	759	768	666	649	600
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9
kJ	449	568	458	539	530	501	434	465	394	388	346	592	584	377	600	220	211	173	159	138	138	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 12	WSW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 11	WNW 11
kJ	493	469	26	6	595	587	532	532	525	499	8	273	255	226	180	180	180	177	177	140	133	157
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 10	N 4	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	281	247	322	—	—	—	—	—	419	10	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	54	151	149	59	40	40	54	40	54	211	134	51	0	0	0	0	0	316	134	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4			3	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	3	4			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5

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