Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

12.7°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 11AM is: 1.2m 21s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s
Evening (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).
	Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 24	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	628	589	626	1311	502	596	1513	1497	928	877	1231	1454	1162	892	1003	1054	1040	904	732	712	712	822	867	712
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:17AM1.53m				11:54AM1.82m				1:07AM1.46m				12:21PM1.80m				1:59AM1.38m				12:50PM1.75m
Low Tide			6:00AM0.53m				6:46PM-0.04m				6:35AM0.68m				7:25PM-0.06m				7:11AM0.81m					8:05PM-0.04m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	12	14	14	12	12	11	10	10	13	13	13	11	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	12	12
Feels °C	2	3	3	5	6	6	5	6	5	4	5	9	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	10	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 17	WNW 16	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	356	589	626	587	502	596	1513	1497	928	1251	947	715	1162	892	339	306	279	230	194	712	712	822	822	712
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 24	WNW 17	SSW 18	WNW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	NW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	628	219	582	1311	306	302	422	412	407	877	1231	1454	392	392	1003	1054	1040	904	732	168	334	334	867	705
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	NW 23	WNW 21	SSW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	NNW 6
kJ	138	134	521	464	146	146	91	153	90	407	402	402	432	432	382	362	348	344	339	553	448	448	—	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	1976	1877	800	844	1602	2083	2731	2538	1764	1581	—	—	509	408	—	—	—	—	—	—	123	91	63	87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	80	59	54	54	334	262	134	80	54	40	40	93	191	437	54	0	21	21	0	134	151	54	40	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Outside Shoals Maryland	Strathmere 7th Street New Jersey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4

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