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Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
4401 | 5621 | 6307 | 6568 | 6628 | 6793 | 6440 | 6180 | 5346 | 4786 | 1842 | 3110 | 2948 | 2719 | 2486 | 2275 | 1953 | 1764 | 1816 | 2070 | 2460 | 2209 | 2419 | 2389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.16m | 8:52PM1.74m | 10:08AM1.18m | 9:24PM1.76m | 11:08AM1.21m | 9:54PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.45m | 4:01AM0.04m | 3:21PM0.60m | 4:42AM-0.09m | 4:03PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 4401 | 5621 | 6307 | 6568 | 6628 | 6793 | 6440 | 5600 | 348 | 344 | 1842 | 242 | 239 | 2719 | 2486 | 2275 | 1953 | 1764 | 1319 | 973 | 770 | 2209 | 2419 | 2389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 25 | WNW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 464 | 367 | 413 | 424 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 634 | 344 | 318 | 12 | 55 | 163 | 215 | 578 | 1195 | 1439 | 1816 | 2070 | 2460 | 598 | 493 | 401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | W 25 | S 10 | NW 23 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 348 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 140 | 311 | 215 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6180 | 5346 | 4786 | 1644 | 3110 | 2948 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 80 | 41 | 41 | 134 | 888 | 437 | 437 | 134 | 75 | 80 | 334 | 294 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 86 | 152 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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