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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
421 | 553 | 523 | 585 | 554 | 490 | 453 | 493 | 724 | 978 | 1038 | 996 | 1099 | 1099 | 1189 | 950 | 922 | 812 | 757 | 745 | 608 | 557 | 469 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.28m | 11:58PM1.70m | 2:13PM1.25m | 00:29AM1.67m | 3:02PM1.22m | 1:03AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.79m | 7:19AM-0.21m | 6:59PM0.87m | 7:55AM-0.20m | 7:36PM0.94m | 8:36AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
421 | 169 | 523 | 585 | 554 | 490 | 443 | 408 | 343 | 978 | 1038 | 996 | 1099 | 1099 | 1189 | 950 | 922 | 812 | 757 | 745 | 608 | 557 | 469 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
31 | 40 | 163 | 160 | 109 | 356 | 453 | 493 | 724 | 147 | 112 | 227 | 171 | 174 | 124 | 138 | 111 | 108 | 86 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
27 | 31 | 97 | 146 | 280 | 107 | 93 | 84 | 90 | 125 | 103 | 116 | 56 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 209 | 166 | 169 | 127 | 129 | 181 | 195 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
419 | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 151 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 152 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 |
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