Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 963 | 729 | 703 | 565 | 509 | 489 | 359 | 321 | 295 | 309 | 312 | 312 | 386 | 381 | 516 | 510 | 455 | 449 | 568 | 553 | 545 | 595 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.48m | 11:15AM1.94m | 00:57AM1.46m | 11:52AM1.98m | 1:55AM1.42m | 12:33PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.61m | 6:22PM-0.27m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:07PM-0.34m | 6:50AM0.84m | 7:57PM-0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 836 | 963 | 729 | 703 | 565 | 509 | 489 | 359 | 321 | 249 | 176 | 171 | 312 | 386 | 381 | 516 | 393 | 455 | 449 | 568 | 553 | 545 | 230 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 141 | 139 | 169 | 117 | 150 | 107 | 97 | 93 | 274 | 295 | 309 | 312 | 234 | 264 | 322 | 382 | 510 | 419 | 410 | 475 | 458 | 539 | 530 | 501 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 70 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 173 | 177 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 181 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 595 | 587 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | 368 | 438 | 427 | 403 | 347 | 292 | 309 | 286 | 273 | 300 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 146 | 151 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 436 | 436 | 114 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 149 | 54 | 21 |
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