Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 457 | 439 | 428 | 417 | 339 | 339 | 350 | 338 | 642 | 395 | 507 | 590 | 566 | 508 | 603 | 553 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.24m | 2:50PM1.54m | 6:27AM1.25m | 3:50PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.08m | 9:36AM1.10m | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:03AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 522 | 414 | 289 | 428 | 298 | 288 | 197 | 309 | 314 | 642 | 261 | 283 | 452 | 328 | 333 | 325 | 455 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 457 | 457 | 439 | 256 | 417 | 339 | 339 | 142 | 161 | 322 | 372 | 372 | 590 | 566 | 508 | 603 | 553 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 103 | 112 | 246 | 227 | 301 | 395 | 507 | 192 | 143 | 76 | 219 | 149 | 152 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 8 | 11 | — | 24 | 28 | 350 | 338 | 72 | 284 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 111 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 151 | 151 | 51 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 262 | 334 | 80 | 59 |
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