
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
637 | 688 | 726 | 991 | 1087 | 1072 | 1072 | 1121 | 1100 | 928 | 804 | 742 | 653 | 585 | 659 | 643 | 635 | 620 | 612 | 589 | 546 | 532 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.18m | 4:03PM1.83m | 6:53AM1.19m | 5:06PM1.83m | 8:17AM1.27m | 6:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.88m | 11:43PM0.09m | 11:07AM1.00m | 1:00AM0.02m | 12:35PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
637 | 688 | 726 | 991 | 1087 | 1072 | 1072 | 1121 | 1100 | 928 | 804 | 716 | 653 | 585 | 456 | 396 | 321 | 294 | 260 | 260 | 230 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
330 | 513 | 460 | 186 | 186 | 422 | 553 | 553 | 659 | 651 | 759 | 742 | 550 | 432 | 659 | 643 | 635 | 620 | 612 | 589 | 546 | 532 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
59 | 55 | 119 | 248 | 216 | 141 | 132 | 98 | 134 | 125 | 55 | 78 | 139 | 161 | 144 | 81 | 113 | 142 | 88 | 86 | 98 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 86 | 21 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 326 | 152 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 211 | 151 | 51 | 0 |
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