
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
343 | 330 | 373 | 663 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 485 | 428 | 643 | 497 | 596 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.62m | 4:47AM1.15m | 5:32PM1.70m | 6:21AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.80m | 8:06AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.58m | 10:58AM0.39m | 00:42AM0.38m | 11:48AM0.58m | 1:46AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
174 | 171 | 330 | 663 | 336 | 596 | 596 | 146 | 143 | 643 | 497 | 229 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 157 | 499 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — |
343 | 330 | 178 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 485 | 428 | 70 | 140 | 596 | 220 | 122 | 168 | 171 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 118 | 117 | 452 | 87 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 21 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
305 | 260 | 15 | 269 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 258 | 255 | 5 | 78 | 142 | 35 | 217 | 217 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | N 6 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
338 | 329 | 373 | 395 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 178 | 170 | 215 | 404 | 47 | 279 | 58 | 55 | 341 | 415 | 178 | 216 | 293 | 416 | 400 | 478 | 542 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 437 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 40 | 51 | 151 | 151 | 437 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 151 | 438 | 436 | 114 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 334 |
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