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Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 01 May 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 288 | 284 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 186 | 280 | 340 | 412 | 627 | 589 | 619 | 647 | 732 | 702 | 514 | 491 | 569 | 569 | 769 | 1157 | 1430 | 1426 | 1336 | 1224 | 1226 | 1094 | 1122 | 662 | 504 | 686 | 508 | 610 | 402 | 540 | 510 | 471 | 180 | 146 | 209 | 1247 | 553 | 299 | 339 | 462 | 774 | 735 | 613 | 495 | 394 | 1042 | 1011 | 1137 | 1170 | 1152 | 1152 | 1207 | 1207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM 1.88 | 4:19PM 1.34 | 2:30AM 1.75 | 5:27PM 1.35 | 3:33AM 1.61 | 6:30PM 1.38 | 4:44AM 1.46 | 7:24PM 1.44 | 6:02AM 1.35 | 8:09PM 1.50 | 7:21AM 1.28 | 8:46PM 1.55 | 8:33AM 1.25 | 9:17PM 1.60 | 9:36AM 1.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:10AM -0.42 | 9:04PM 0.92 | 10:11AM -0.30 | 10:23PM 0.94 | 11:15AM -0.17 | 11:50PM 0.90 | 12:20PM -0.05 | 1:10AM 0.78 | 1:19PM 0.05 | 2:16AM 0.62 | 2:09PM 0.16 | 3:10AM 0.45 | 2:54PM 0.27 | 3:56AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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