Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 475 | 463 | 434 | 422 | 246 | 242 | 248 | 329 | 248 | 241 | 445 | 569 | 637 | 637 | 460 | 481 | 550 | 537 | 572 | 572 | 522 | 963 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.78m | 11:12AM1.22m | 9:17PM1.79m | 11:59AM1.27m | 9:55PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.84m | 4:22AM-0.09m | 3:37PM0.92m | 5:01AM-0.16m | 4:24PM0.97m | 5:37AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | 8:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 487 | 475 | 463 | 88 | 422 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 53 | 73 | 171 | 258 | 345 | 404 | 460 | 312 | 469 | 364 | 326 | 572 | 522 | 681 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 434 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 248 | 329 | 239 | 239 | 445 | 569 | 637 | 637 | 390 | 104 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 397 | 397 | 226 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 5 | NNW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | NNW 9 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 142 | 212 | 13 | 14 | 248 | 241 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 105 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 110 | 397 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 198 | 126 | 106 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 481 | 550 | 537 | 572 | — | — | 963 | 1026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 152 | 68 | 134 | 149 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 211 | 800 | 211 | 211 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 298 |
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