Cape Mendocino Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cape Mendocino

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
9.0° C

3.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 23s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12AM is: 1.0m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)24s
Evening (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)23s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
24
0.7
S
24
0.7
S
23
0.9
S
22
1.2
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
20
1.3
S
20
1.4
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
541
523
743
1329
1096
1085
996
1303
1491
1690
1476
1250
1271
1229
1229
1051
1245
1039
1004
781
752
627
627
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:33PM1.55m
6:30AM1.10m
7:09PM1.66m
8:01AM1.09m
7:46PM1.77m
9:24AM1.13m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.20m
1:20AM0.53m
12:39PM0.35m
2:16AM0.28m
1:30PM0.50m
3:07AM0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:46
8:46
 mm
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
10
9
11
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
15
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
13
11
10
10
9
7
7
5
5
3
5
6
6
6
4
4
3
3
5
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
1.5
W
8
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
S
18
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
SSW
18
1.8
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
Energy kJ
86
131
272
560
708
844
904
846
856
784
766
529
550
480
1229
425
491
1245
508
383
356
295
627
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
22
1.2
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
20
1.3
S
20
1.4
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
S
19
1.4
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
18
0.1
S
12
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
264
325
264
743
1329
1096
1085
996
1303
1491
1690
1476
1250
1271
67
1229
1051
3
1039
1004
781
752
166
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
24
0.7
S
24
0.7
S
23
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
704
541
523
261
208
206
203
173
166
120
118
85
84
84
65
67
67
41
54
42
21
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
1
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
1.2
NNW
5
2.1
NW
10
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.8
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1024
978
144
95
87
809
176
232
574
367
804
1094
979
1008
1039
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
21
100
40
0
0
51
54
134
211
437
334
59
59
59
54
316
334
436
334
54
54
54
80
54
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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