Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.0°C
3.6° 

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 (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 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
389
637
716
726
991
1087
1072
1072
1121
1100
996
804
724
640
535
659
643
635
620
612
589
539
532
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
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
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
13
13
11
12
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
14
13
13
11
11
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