
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 (1.1m), 17s period with SW 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 4PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). 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 (1.1m) | 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 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 643 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 377 | 367 | 353 | 344 | 339 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.80m | 8:06AM1.05m | 7:02PM1.89m | 9:33AM1.14m | 7:54PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.58m | 1:46AM0.16m | 12:47PM0.74m | 2:45AM-0.05m | 1:51PM0.86m | 3:40AM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
596 | 596 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 193 | 499 | 643 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | 372 | 367 | 372 | 372 | 377 | 367 | 353 | 344 | 339 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 |
168 | 171 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 118 | 188 | 452 | 87 | — | 160 | 160 | 103 | 103 | — | 372 | 61 | — | 101 | 58 | 85 | 81 | 85 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 21 |
217 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 26 | 18 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 |
42 | 373 | 196 | 230 | 276 | 382 | 502 | 450 | 546 | 572 | 530 | 587 | 587 | 617 | 617 | 531 | 452 | 312 | 181 | 183 | 128 | 88 | 72 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 151 | 151 | 437 | 100 | 54 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 437 | 437 | 114 | 68 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 151 | 437 | 436 | 436 | 51 | 52 | 51 |
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