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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
11.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
1
W
1
W
0.9
SSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)202020201920201818181818171813121614131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339407317314280188268276456437329408399298340304432880891835797772635538
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.44
9:52AM
1.69
11:12PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.70
11:36PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.00
4:24AM
0.69
4:50PM
-0.01
5:01AM
0.53
5:22PM
0.02
5:40AM
0.36
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------7:28-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151311121211121616161313121214171818131414151318
Feels °C (?)1075676711111188771012121389910813
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