Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	194	154	151	183	163	225	218	214	286	286	286	280	377	454	438	428	433	433	419	518	499	463	463	457
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			1:42PM1.56m				00:24AM2.04m					2:22PM1.61m			1:16AM1.89m					3:01PM1.66m				2:11AM1.69m
Low Tide	6:56AM-0.48m				6:48PM0.78m				7:41AM-0.39m				7:46PM0.71m					8:23AM-0.23m				8:45PM0.65m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01
	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	15	14	12	12	12	13	15	16	15	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	16	14	12	12	12
Feels °C	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	10	8	8	9	8	8	10	11	12	10	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	108	154	151	183	145	133	130	106	92	70	68	82	377	454	438	428	433	433	419	518	499	463	463	457
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 12	WNW 12
kJ	194	108	107	160	130	163	161	214	286	286	286	280	59	155	143	173	229	296	181	74	103	130	69	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 17	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 13	S 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	NW 12	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	89	60	60	102	163	225	218	161	161	159	159	159	157	29	11	74	103	74	103	177	116	51	132	132
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	50	62	57	51	49	40	42	42	40	37	34	37	71	120	158	198	220	220	244	227	211	224	279	329
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	334	437	436	100	54	40	40	54	437	437	436	109	54	54	54	54	151	437	437	54	40	40	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Moonstone Beach					Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point					Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Palemano Point HAW - Big Island	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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