
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
330 | 325 | 362 | 325 | 330 | 330 | 276 | 264 | 261 | 173 | 197 | 179 | 268 | 264 | 229 | 229 | 194 | 318 | 298 | 295 | 283 | 364 | 360 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.68m | 5:58AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.72m | 7:32AM1.07m | 7:23PM1.75m | 9:01AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.15m | 00:46AM0.47m | 12:08PM0.36m | 1:52AM0.31m | 1:00PM0.55m | 2:49AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 18 |
330 | 325 | 362 | 325 | 330 | 559 | 541 | 264 | 261 | 173 | 154 | 513 | 476 | 434 | 425 | 368 | 116 | 318 | 283 | 287 | 327 | 372 | 430 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
149 | 148 | 146 | 223 | 211 | 330 | 264 | 209 | 178 | 121 | 197 | 154 | 268 | 264 | 229 | 229 | 173 | 298 | 298 | 275 | 272 | 364 | 360 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 |
21 | 21 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 276 | 276 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 179 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 194 | 16 | 15 | 295 | 283 | 142 | 188 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
742 | 659 | 569 | 534 | 534 | — | — | 541 | 541 | 587 | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | 306 | 250 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 430 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 51 | 294 | 151 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 151 | 152 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 149 |
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