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Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
NW
11
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
659
711
711
757
878
1751
1830
1866
1731
1702
1605
489
931
382
334
792
678
639
604
634
148
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:07PM1.88m
2:48AM1.37m
1:48PM1.88m
4:01AM1.30m
2:37PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.64m
8:12PM-0.08m
7:55AM0.79m
9:07PM-0.10m
8:45AM0.92m
10:11PM-0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
7
10
11
12
11
11
10
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
14
12
12
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