Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°C

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2257	2200	1871	1693	1647	1624	1442	1303	1077	1028	949	1047	791	572	470	514	889	2180	2713	2887	2931	3247	7686	7528	6418
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	N	NE	ENE	E	E	E	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	6:56AM1.62m				6:19PM1.47m					7:36AM1.71m				7:33PM1.44m				8:11AM1.79m				8:40PM1.43m
Low Tide				1:04PM0.63m				1:04AM0.15m				2:01PM0.41m				1:52AM0.27m				2:51PM0.21m				2:34AM0.41m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—
	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	17	14	13	13	13	12	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	11	13	15	14	11	11	10	10	11
Feels °C	8	10	14	15	11	10	11	11	10	13	11	12	10	9	9	9	7	8	10	10	7	7	6	5	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16
kJ	2257	2200	1871	1693	1647	1624	1442	1303	1077	1028	949	1047	791	572	470	514	889	2180	2713	2887	2931	3247	7686	7528	6418
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	449	884	852	695	652	695	652	553	360	307	222	330	316	226	223	512	726	178	178	980	1559	2403	99	98	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 20	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 22	WNW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16
kJ	644	653	653	551	537	537	455	468	487	480	417	8	27	104	201	226	229	188	397	178	131	121	63	27	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 2	N 3	NNW 4	NW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	70	131	126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	7	1	1	54	72	—	107	129	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	9	8	7
Distance (km)	21	21	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	21	262	114	54	0	0	0	54	51	262	316	59	51	41	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	4	4	4			5	5	9	8	7
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	9	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7

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