Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

12.1°C

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 9AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s
Evening (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	2	2	1	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	WNW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	928	877	1231	1454	1162	892	1003	1054	1040	904	732	712	712	822	867	751	653	634	575	568	568	568	596	519
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide	1:07AM1.46m				12:21PM1.80m				1:59AM1.38m				12:50PM1.75m					2:55AM1.31m			1:23PM1.69m
Low Tide			6:35AM0.68m				7:25PM-0.06m				7:11AM0.81m					8:05PM-0.04m			7:50AM0.93m					8:49PM0.01m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	13	14	14	11	10	10	10	10	14	15	14	12	12	11	11	12	15	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	5	5	5	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	9	7	8	7	7	7	10	12	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 17	WNW 16	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	928	1198	846	613	1162	892	362	368	329	257	194	712	712	822	822	712	653	634	553	553	553	545	472	472
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	NW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	407	877	1231	1454	392	392	1003	1054	1040	904	732	131	334	334	867	751	582	575	575	568	568	568	596	519
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	NW 6	NW 5	S 18	NNW 6	S 18	SW 19	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6
kJ	90	407	402	402	432	432	382	362	348	344	339	553	448	448	—	31	23	106	64	105	14	14	17	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	—
kJ	1635	—	—	—	456	371	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	88	61	55	49	64	—	51	39	36	37	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	54	40	0	96	191	51	54	0	40	0	0	51	151	54	40	40	0	40	51	54	80	51	40	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8

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