
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
757 | 878 | 1545 | 1721 | 1760 | 1632 | 1702 | 1605 | 1977 | 789 | 389 | 854 | 742 | 596 | 596 | 574 | 588 | 634 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.37m | 1:48PM1.88m | 4:01AM1.30m | 2:37PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM-0.08m | 7:55AM0.79m | 9:07PM-0.10m | 8:45AM0.92m | 10:11PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
757 | 878 | 203 | 203 | 159 | 201 | 196 | 236 | 1551 | 789 | 389 | 854 | 742 | 596 | 596 | 125 | 588 | 634 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
302 | 248 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 37 | 17 | 229 | 178 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 154 | 125 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 20 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 84 | 83 | 155 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 33 | 152 | 96 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
50 | 87 | 1545 | 1721 | 1760 | 1632 | 1702 | 1605 | 1977 | — | 666 | 480 | — | — | — | 574 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 149 | 262 | 100 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 151 | 51 | 54 | 40 | 40 |
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