Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°C

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2938	2938	2983	3106	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6515	5227	4638	4574	3985	3074	2477	2402	3853	6049	11325
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:40PM1.43m				8:44AM1.84m				9:40PM1.42m				9:14AM1.87m					10:34PM1.41m
Low Tide		2:51PM0.21m				2:34AM0.41m				3:35PM0.04m				3:14AM0.54m					4:14PM-0.08m			3:52AM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	11	11	11	11	12	14	16	15	13	13	13	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	10	9	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	9	9	10	12	11	13	15	15	12	13	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 15
kJ	2938	2938	2983	3106	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6515	5227	4638	4574	3985	3074	2477	2402	3853	6049	11325
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17
kJ	178	980	1559	2318	99	114	66	104	66	66	67	67	238	80	150	200	204	207	207	204	202	197	193
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	—	SW 19	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	397	178	173	121	32	54	103	66	107	81	86	92	—	90	—	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	8	8	7	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	5	8	9
Distance (km)	211	149	51	41	41	41	41	41	316	149	41	41	41	41	41	41	294	51	40	21	75	41	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County			Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Trinidad State Beach	Bunkers			Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach		Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Patricks Point State Park	Bunkers	No Pass
Rating (10 max)			5	8	8	7	6	6			8	8	7	6	6	5		4	4	4	5	8	9
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	The Strait Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	7	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	9
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barbel Point South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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