Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (14 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (14 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 14						Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wed 17
	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	1	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	S 15	SW 24	SW 24	SSW 24	SW 23	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	330	346	346	346	330	516	380	279	563	563	368	429	548	890	890	890	658	634	746	959	1100	1210	1088	846
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			12:30PM1.37m			10:48PM2.11m					1:21PM1.42m				11:39PM2.10m					2:10PM1.46m			00:32AM2.03m
Low Tide	5:34AM-0.56m				5:04PM0.87m				6:23AM-0.63m				5:59PM0.88m				7:12AM-0.62m				6:57PM0.87m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	8:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	17	15	14	14	13	15	16	17	16	13	11	11	11
Feels °C	9	11	11	13	12	12	10	12	13	15	15	16	12	11	11	9	11	12	12	12	9	7	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	SSW 15	S 15	SW 21	NNW 8	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	394	292	224	219	173	146	142	116	131	138	124	288	435	890	392	890	658	634	746	959	1100	1210	1088	846
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 23	SW 21	S 14	SW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13
kJ	330	346	346	346	330	516	380	279	288	288	288	429	548	429	890	247	243	243	243	139	187	187	184	128
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	S 12	S 12	SW 24	SW 24	SSW 24	S 12	WNW 9	WNW 10	SSW 14	WNW 10	S 17	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	168	168	168	166	170	62	73	106	563	563	368	106	26	56	341	75	148	97	96	125	82	81	81	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	132	222	—	560	608	659	789	870	934	955	1159	1302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	21	170	152	51	51	0	0	0	51	151	75	152	41	40	51	40	51	51	51	51	41	41	41	54
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gold Bluffs Beach			Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point		Patricks Point State Park		Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	No Pass	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Samoa Peninsula	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	2			3	3	3	2	2	3		2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Church CAL - Orange County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Haga-Haga South Africa	Graveyards New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	7	4

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