Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDT
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)17161515151616161615151616161691010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459314287348358402499407402223358377382382382441533514416512518490520523
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
SSE
30
S
25
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
E
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.25
6:24AM
1.38
8:58PM
1.32
7:33AM
1.41
9:23PM
1.41
8:37AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.12
1:40AM
0.95
1:56PM
0.11
2:34AM
0.81
2:43PM
0.10
3:19AM
0.64
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:45-------6:43-------6:41-
Sunset-7:51-------7:52-------7:52------
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11111211161--121---1----
Temp. °C13131212111111111399998991011101110101011
Feels °C (?)10109988655346656888787887
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