Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
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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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
4
NW
14
4
NW
14
4
NW
14
4.5
NW
14
4.5
NW
13
4.5
NW
13
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.7
WNW
18
1.8
WNW
18
2.1
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
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
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
4
NW
14
4
NW
14
4
NW
14
4.5
NW
14
4.5
NW
13
4
NW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.5
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
Energy 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)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
W
25
0.2
WNW
24
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
21
1.3
WNW
20
1.4
WNW
20
1.7
WNW
18
1.8
WNW
18
2.1
WNW
17
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
Energy 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)
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
25
0.1
S
10
0.4
NW
23
0.6
WNW
22
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy 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)
4.5
NW
13
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
3
NNW
10
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
6180
5346
4786
1644
3110
2948
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
8
8
7
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
8
8
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
3
3
4
5
8
5
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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