Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10AM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1919 | 2938 | 2961 | 3200 | 3375 | 3336 | 3260 | 3155 | 2716 | 2479 | 2257 | 2200 | 1787 | 1693 | 1504 | 1484 | 1442 | 1303 | 1188 | 1134 | 949 | 847 | 791 | 572 | 503 | 514 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.53m | 4:59PM1.52m | 6:56AM1.62m | 6:19PM1.47m | 7:36AM1.71m | 7:33PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM-0.05m | 11:54AM0.83m | 00:10AM0.05m | 1:04PM0.63m | 1:04AM0.15m | 2:01PM0.41m | 1:52AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1919 | 2938 | 2961 | 3200 | 3375 | 3336 | 3260 | 3155 | 2716 | 2479 | 2257 | 2200 | 1787 | 1693 | 784 | 908 | 1442 | 1303 | 1188 | 1134 | 949 | 847 | 791 | 572 | 503 | 514 | 624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 736 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 627 | 756 | 796 | 806 | 670 | 644 | 388 | 945 | 575 | 701 | 1504 | 1484 | 748 | 501 | 357 | 238 | 188 | 123 | 316 | 226 | 223 | 512 | 736 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 217 | 153 | 103 | 101 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 277 | 551 | 653 | 653 | 551 | 537 | 537 | 455 | 468 | 493 | 480 | 417 | 325 | 27 | 104 | 203 | 226 | 229 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SSW 4 | SW 11 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 24 | 564 | 123 | 1199 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 151 | 151 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 |
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