
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (29 Sep):
- 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 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
711 | 711 | 841 | 878 | 1751 | 1721 | 1760 | 1731 | 1799 | 1605 | 525 | 857 | 389 | 649 | 742 | 678 | 639 | 604 | 666 | 682 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 8:12PM-0.08m | 7:55AM0.79m | 9:07PM-0.10m | 8:45AM0.92m | 10:11PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 |
711 | 711 | 841 | 878 | 203 | 203 | 159 | 201 | 196 | 236 | 407 | 178 | 389 | 649 | 742 | 678 | 99 | 99 | 125 | 682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
243 | 330 | 302 | 248 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 17 | 229 | 84 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 154 | 152 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 20 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 |
72 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 113 | 155 | 155 | 112 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
78 | 51 | 47 | 97 | 1751 | 1721 | 1760 | 1731 | 1799 | 1605 | 525 | 857 | 771 | 463 | 341 | — | 639 | 604 | 666 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 436 | 151 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 151 | 262 | 262 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 151 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 40 |
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