Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 PDT
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)16161615151616169161010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499407402223358377382382457382530523518574624554547565493430465393359328
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.38
8:58PM
1.32
7:33AM
1.41
9:23PM
1.41
8:37AM
1.44
9:47PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.11
2:34AM
0.81
2:43PM
0.10
3:19AM
0.64
3:23PM
0.12
3:59AM
0.43
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:45-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:53----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1116--131---1-111-------
Temp. °C121213998899111111101010101011111110987
Feels °C (?)755244334788799867654432
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