Cape Mendocino Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cape Mendocino

Issued: 4 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
9.6° C

2.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (06 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.8
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
S
24
0.8
S
24
0.7
S
24
0.7
S
23
0.9
S
22
1.2
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
627
777
602
561
593
612
519
512
414
398
318
275
272
268
401
704
541
523
743
1329
1096
1085
996
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:23PM1.38m
3:53AM1.30m
5:59PM1.45m
5:05AM1.19m
6:33PM1.55m
6:30AM1.10m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.89m
11:02AM0.08m
00:18AM0.74m
11:49AM0.20m
1:20AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
2
3
2
4
2
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
9
10
12
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
6
4
5
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
691
627
585
602
561
525
519
519
512
414
398
233
187
143
98
86
147
210
238
459
586
599
627
659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.1
W
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
22
1.2
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
21
1.1
S
20
Energy kJ
3
3
532
525
525
26
26
28
7
25
24
318
275
272
268
268
325
264
264
743
1329
1096
1085
996
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
26
0.3
S
26
0.3
S
26
0.4
SSW
24
0.6
S
24
0.8
S
24
0.7
S
24
0.7
S
23
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
30
30
26
20
20
7
4
4
17
53
118
116
186
401
704
541
523
261
208
206
203
173
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
569
597
777
593
612
516
433
358
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
780
438
437
80
54
54
54
316
437
211
149
0
0
0
0
40
40
100
21
0
51
80
54
316
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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