Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 249 | 144 | 202 | 534 | 496 | 318 | 529 | 637 | 716 | 755 | 1235 | 1279 | 1242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.27m | 3:11PM1.82m | 5:11AM1.18m | 4:03PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.20m | 9:03AM0.72m | 10:30PM0.14m | 9:54AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 147 | 141 | 138 | 120 | 141 | 144 | 202 | 534 | 496 | 318 | 529 | 637 | 716 | 755 | 1235 | 1279 | 1242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 131 | 249 | 86 | 130 | 129 | 175 | 40 | 284 | 413 | 513 | 460 | 186 | 186 | 418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 46 | 42 | 154 | 154 | 90 | 143 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 35 | 75 | 55 | 55 | 119 | 248 | 106 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 92 | 130 | 59 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 188 | 191 | 80 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 114 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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