Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 9 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5		Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2983	3106	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6515	5369	5017	5017	4689	3355	2723	2177	2643	3550	3589
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		8:40PM1.43m				8:44AM1.84m				9:40PM1.42m				9:14AM1.87m					10:34PM1.41m
Low Tide				2:34AM0.41m				3:35PM0.04m				3:14AM0.54m					4:14PM-0.08m			3:52AM0.67m


	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	11	15	16	15	13	13	13	13	14	16	18	16	15	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	7	7	8	8	8	11	12	11	9	9	10	10	11	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	2983	3106	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6515	5369	5017	5017	4689	3355	2723	2177	2643	3550	3589
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	WNW 17
kJ	1559	2430	99	114	66	104	66	66	67	67	238	80	221	200	204	207	207	204	202	195	3204
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	—	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 17
kJ	173	121	32	54	103	66	107	81	86	92	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	193
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	6
Distance (km)	51	41	41	41	41	41	262	149	41	41	41	41	41	41	51	51	41	40	41	41	59
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Trinidad State Beach	Bunkers			Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	No Pass	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Patricks Point State Park	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	7	6	6			8	8	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	The Strait Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	7	8	9	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6

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