Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 6	NW 6	SW 19	NNW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 10	NW 6	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 20
Wave Graph
kJ	388	380	354	297	289	118	238	187	184	181	69	109	106	103	111	152	194	194	194	151	203	160	179	225
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					12:18PM1.44m			10:38PM2.15m					1:01PM1.50m				11:31PM2.12m				1:42PM1.56m
Low Tide			5:23AM-0.49m			4:56PM0.90m					6:11AM-0.52m				5:52PM0.84m				6:56AM-0.48m				6:48PM0.78m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	16	16	16	14	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	14	12	12	11	13	16	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	7	7	9	12	11	11	9	8	8	8	9	12	12	12	10	8	9	7	10	12	12	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	SW 17	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	229	229	131	125	168	118	87	137	184	181	39	106	106	37	52	86	108	106	106	151	107	151	179	136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 16	S 15	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 14	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	54	53	109	66	43	76	74	72	133	133	52	66	96	103	94	152	194	194	194	59	60	160	130	163
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSW 21	WNW 16	W 14	S 16	S 16	SSW 13	SW 19	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 13	S 13	SW 19	SSW 12	SW 18	W 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	W 13	SW 18	WNW 20	SW 17	WNW 20	WNW 20
kJ	24	45	50	33	46	45	59	133	70	69	69	51	92	61	111	90	90	58	89	108	135	102	163	225
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	388	380	354	297	289	268	238	187	162	154	62	109	124	103	90	77	61	68	82	107	203	104	94	82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	51	45	40	151	294	334	54	51	51	40	40	151	437	51	80	45	40	40	40	151	437	54	54	40
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3				2	2	2	2	2			2		1	2	2	2			3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Abalolo Reef HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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