
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 207 | 374 | 801 | 964 | 704 | 563 | 558 | 677 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 1051 | 792 | 719 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.12m | 7:14PM1.74m | 10:11AM1.21m | 8:03PM1.75m | 11:00AM1.28m | 8:50PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.93m | 3:10AM0.09m | 2:25PM1.00m | 3:58AM0.01m | 3:21PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SSW 20 |
102 | 261 | 157 | 233 | 72 | 94 | 118 | 138 | 183 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 162 | 159 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 1051 | 138 | 719 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 21 | NW 8 |
229 | 78 | 233 | 79 | 233 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 207 | 204 | 801 | 964 | 704 | 563 | 558 | 677 | 141 | 152 | 172 | 148 | 792 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
69 | 44 | 55 | 39 | 160 | 149 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 374 | 261 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 179 | 173 | 125 | 209 | 196 | 76 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | NW 9 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 6 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 123 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 438 | 438 | 436 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 436 | 438 | 59 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 75 | 436 | 83 | 0 |
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