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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
742 | 1327 | 1280 | 536 | 421 | 504 | 383 | 309 | 255 | 230 | 184 | 161 | 129 | 150 | 150 | 205 | 150 | 148 | 106 | 165 | 165 | 256 | 266 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.65m | 6:52PM1.37m | 5:12AM1.54m | 7:46PM1.46m | 6:33AM1.45m | 8:30PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM-0.19m | 00:07AM0.89m | 12:45PM-0.10m | 1:28AM0.75m | 1:46PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
742 | 1327 | 1280 | 296 | 421 | 504 | 383 | 309 | 255 | 230 | 184 | 161 | 123 | 111 | 497 | 422 | 387 | 354 | 313 | 338 | 330 | 354 | 309 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
179 | 219 | 150 | 536 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 181 | 176 | 155 | 106 | 150 | 107 | 105 | 150 | 148 | 106 | 165 | 165 | 256 | 266 | 362 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 17 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
219 | 25 | 42 | 135 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 53 | 87 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 129 | 129 | 150 | 205 | 69 | 78 | 102 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 21 | 384 | 20 | 600 | 653 | 749 | 763 | 955 | 924 | 850 | 850 | 766 | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 244 | 316 | 437 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 51 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 151 | 151 | 51 | 54 |
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