Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (28 Oct):
- 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 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | 553 | 545 | 595 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 499 | 600 | 592 | 584 | 377 | 600 | 616 | 649 | 759 | 768 | 768 | 749 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | 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 | 7:57PM-0.36m | 7:39AM0.93m | 8:53PM-0.32m | 8:40AM1.00m | 9:55PM-0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 553 | 545 | 224 | 247 | 313 | 346 | 354 | 362 | 600 | 592 | 363 | 296 | 256 | 616 | 649 | 759 | 768 | 768 | 749 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 458 | 539 | 530 | 501 | 434 | 465 | 394 | 388 | 346 | 273 | 584 | 377 | 600 | 256 | 211 | 173 | 141 | 135 | 138 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 6 | 595 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 499 | 8 | 8 | 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 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 281 | 247 | 360 | — | — | — | 522 | — | 419 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 149 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 51 | 211 | 134 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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