Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 543 | 566 | 604 | 446 | 187 | 247 | 317 | 449 | 435 | 355 | 319 | 200 | 251 | 249 | 162 | 162 | 235 | 280 | 273 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.49m | 8:23PM1.44m | 9:23AM1.58m | 9:20PM1.46m | 9:48AM1.68m | 10:14PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.22m | 3:08PM0.66m | 3:02AM0.25m | 3:46PM0.47m | 3:39AM0.31m | 4:23PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 490 | 373 | 335 | 287 | 220 | 145 | 138 | 147 | 140 | 205 | 229 | 449 | 435 | 250 | 319 | 127 | 198 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 235 | 280 | 273 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 456 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 543 | 566 | 604 | 446 | 187 | 247 | 317 | 163 | 231 | 355 | 264 | 152 | 251 | 249 | 162 | 162 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 14 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 129 | 152 | 107 | 107 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 100 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 280 | 200 | — | — | 162 | — | — | — | 89 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 222 | 284 | 342 | 362 | 897 | 1582 | 1836 | 2038 | 1839 | 1653 | 1599 | 1599 | 1675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 51 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 83 | 151 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 80 | 54 | 436 | 436 | 114 | 54 |
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