Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

12.2°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 (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (26 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 26						Sunday 27								Monday 28
	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)	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	S 12	S 12	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	NW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	760	702	604	515	413	369	144	146	147	261	254	243	186	173	169	238	539	843	822	829	846	934
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
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-off	cross
High Tide			11:36AM1.72m				11:59PM1.61m				12:03PM1.79m				00:50AM1.54m				12:33PM1.85m
Low Tide	5:32AM0.25m				6:00PM0.23m				6:04AM0.36m				6:40PM0.09m				6:37AM0.49m				7:23PM-0.02m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	14	15	15	13	13
Feels °C	9	11	11	11	8	9	10	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	8	6	6	9	9	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	S 12	NW 8	S 13	S 13	SW 17	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 14
kJ	114	112	108	110	413	369	322	146	147	128	119	243	148	146	146	142	539	843	822	829	846	934
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 12	S 13	SW 17	SW 17	S 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	NW 17	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 16	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 13
kJ	78	82	82	80	148	146	144	75	121	147	190	102	186	173	169	238	86	94	264	71	53	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 17	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	WNW 18	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	S 13	WNW 8	SW 16	S 13	SW 16
kJ	49	79	112	125	80	79	78	91	138	74	58	37	123	58	59	219	264	153	54	206	116	161
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	NNW 8	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	760	702	604	515	544	—	—	314	132	261	254	282	349	414	605	700	579	471	447	379	319	369
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	40	151	294	262	40	40	21	40	40	151	437	437	80	45	40	40	40	151	316	436	80	59
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point				Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach				Gold Bluffs Beach	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Gale Point	Gale Point				Gold Bluffs Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	3				3	3	3	2	2				3	2	4	4	4				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6

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