Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDT
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
2.4
NW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)16168810109915151511141414141414171717999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146147114219680887833816188188861313118118118136131147144304229481406357
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.49
10:40PM
1.72
11:25AM
1.49
11:10PM
1.82
12:21PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.21
4:38PM
0.24
5:20AM
-0.01
5:15PM
0.35
6:02AM
-0.20
5:53PM
0.48
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:57-------7:58--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---251------------------
Temp. °C10101111109998789101099878111212108
Feels °C (?)988773210-2-1-1111232356754
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