Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 309 | 338 | 642 | 395 | 507 | 590 | 566 | 508 | 603 | 553 | 683 | 797 | 892 | 1565 | 1537 | 1585 | 1585 | 2174 | 2008 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.54m | 6:27AM1.25m | 3:50PM1.47m | 7:25AM1.30m | 4:59PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:03AM1.12m | 11:41PM0.19m | 12:29PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 197 | 309 | 314 | 642 | 261 | 283 | 452 | 328 | 333 | 275 | 463 | 683 | 797 | 892 | 1565 | 1537 | 597 | 590 | 2174 | 2008 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 339 | 176 | 161 | 326 | 372 | 372 | 590 | 566 | 508 | 603 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 589 | 556 | 512 | 66 | 67 | 590 | 493 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 112 | 142 | 227 | 301 | 395 | 507 | 192 | 143 | 76 | 232 | 149 | 152 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 67 | 31 | 61 | 184 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 42 | 338 | 54 | 255 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 40 | 87 | 131 | 210 | 279 | 286 | 327 | — | 1585 | 1585 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 262 | 80 | 59 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 151 | 151 | 54 | 51 | 40 |
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