Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 275 | 459 | 546 | 585 | 614 | 574 | 550 | 470 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 139 | 137 | 184 | 137 | 69 | 106 | 106 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:48PM2.06m | 11:31AM1.36m | 9:44PM2.12m | 12:18PM1.44m | 10:38PM2.15m | 1:01PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM-0.40m | 3:57PM0.93m | 5:23AM-0.49m | 4:56PM0.90m | 6:11AM-0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 216 | 220 | 279 | 279 | 239 | 168 | 217 | 220 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 121 | 166 | 118 | 139 | 137 | 184 | 137 | 60 | 106 | 106 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | W 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 272 | 275 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 54 | 53 | 109 | 65 | 43 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 133 | 133 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | W 16 | W 17 | S 19 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 21 | WNW 16 | W 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 54 | 24 | 45 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 59 | 133 | 70 | 69 | 52 | 51 | 92 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | 459 | 546 | 585 | 614 | 574 | 550 | 470 | 430 | 421 | 411 | 365 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 261 | 224 | 193 | 160 | 136 | 205 | 229 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 80 | 40 | 51 | 289 | 294 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 316 | 334 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 151 | 437 | 54 |
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