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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
10.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 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 (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
1524 | 1597 | 458 | 661 | 499 | 425 | 186 | 133 | 825 | 343 | 539 | 778 | 805 | 911 | 996 | 1143 | 2952 | 987 | 958 | 958 | 1060 | 1207 | 702 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:26PM1.39m | 11:54PM2.02m | 2:23PM1.39m | 00:44AM1.98m | 3:20PM1.39m | 1:37AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.79m | 7:23AM-0.61m | 7:05PM0.85m | 8:16AM-0.57m | 8:05PM0.89m | 9:11AM-0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
104 | 66 | 458 | 661 | 499 | 425 | 186 | 133 | 178 | 343 | 539 | 778 | 805 | 911 | 996 | 1143 | 69 | 987 | 958 | 958 | 1060 | 1207 | 702 | 378 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 18 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
12 | 12 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 255 | 59 | 82 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 261 | 340 | 400 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 143 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 162 | 224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | NW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 24 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
7 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 59 | 37 | 58 | 52 | 34 | 35 | 74 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 42 | 87 | 69 | 96 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
1524 | 1597 | 1603 | 1404 | 1097 | 560 | 905 | 715 | 825 | 860 | 1068 | 1275 | 1245 | 860 | 646 | 771 | 2952 | 459 | 266 | 383 | 547 | 686 | 751 | 966 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 437 | 438 | 80 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 246 | 436 | 437 | 436 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 294 | 436 | 100 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 244 |
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