Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 PST
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 8PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)13ft (4.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)88991010910109913131313131212121212899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1177179323692744354432562663374524391641108397611271223105093273670068974766654210291198
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
1.36
1:58AM
1.81
3:11PM
1.21
2:42AM
1.83
4:49PM
1.13
3:36AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.48
8:59AM
0.17
8:29PM
0.68
10:07AM
0.11
9:25PM
0.86
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:00------6:58-
Sunset-5:59-------6:00-------6:00------
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--11243411--------2812996
Temp. °C131211111111111212131313131313141615131313141313
Feels °C (?)100-1-1-101356777891211854657
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