Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 295 | 290 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 280 | 273 | 255 | 243 | 359 | 287 | 174 | 179 | 157 | 196 | 251 | 368 | 312 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.91m | 10:36AM1.56m | 9:37PM1.94m | 11:11AM1.64m | 10:32PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.86m | 4:00AM-0.14m | 3:59PM0.71m | 4:44AM-0.12m | 4:49PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 295 | 290 | 299 | 295 | 215 | 237 | 211 | 188 | 173 | 168 | 173 | 240 | 285 | 292 | 253 | 204 | 368 | 312 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 178 | 226 | 163 | 154 | 118 | 295 | 280 | 273 | 255 | 243 | 359 | 287 | 174 | 160 | 157 | 196 | 149 | 110 | 162 | 312 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 116 | 116 | 158 | 118 | 118 | 112 | 113 | 105 | 179 | 132 | 132 | 251 | 69 | 74 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 150 | 150 | 186 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 204 | 204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 722 | 262 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 149 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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