
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
497 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 545 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | 372 | 367 | 372 | 377 | 377 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.70m | 6:21AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.80m | 8:06AM1.05m | 7:02PM1.89m | 9:33AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.38m | 11:48AM0.58m | 1:46AM0.16m | 12:47PM0.74m | 2:45AM-0.05m | 1:51PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
212 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 545 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | 372 | 367 | 372 | 377 | 377 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 20 | NW 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
497 | 142 | 142 | 168 | 217 | 171 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 118 | 188 | 68 | 87 | — | 104 | 160 | 103 | 103 | — | 33 | 43 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
140 | 72 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 9 | 9 | 68 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
66 | 322 | 50 | 48 | 348 | 415 | 190 | 214 | 296 | 382 | 517 | 606 | 532 | 557 | 572 | 544 | 602 | 682 | 735 | 771 | 634 | 587 | 530 | 405 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 151 | 438 | 437 | 114 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 437 | 437 | 114 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 437 | 437 | 437 |
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