Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 9 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.7°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	18s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	3096	3200	3375	3336	3260	3269	2821	2479	2257	2200	1787	1693	1647	1484	1442	1243	1188	1044	871	1047	575	555	486	512	726
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:11AM1.53m				4:59PM1.52m				6:56AM1.62m				6:19PM1.47m					7:36AM1.71m				7:33PM1.44m
Low Tide			11:54AM0.83m				00:10AM0.05m					1:04PM0.63m				1:04AM0.15m				2:01PM0.41m				1:52AM0.27m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	13	11	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	12	12	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	3096	3200	3375	3336	3260	3269	2821	2479	2257	2200	1787	1693	1647	1484	1442	1243	1188	1044	871	1047	575	555	486	505	624
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 9	SSW 14	WSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	619	619	627	756	796	763	670	644	759	898	865	512	609	665	769	471	353	394	249	325	131	226	223	512	726
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	—	—	—	—	W 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	103	101	71	—	—	—	—	274	644	653	653	551	537	530	455	468	487	480	417	325	316	104	203	226	229
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 11	—	S 4	SW 11	—	ESE 4	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 2	NNW 3	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	61	—	21	496	—	22	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	6	1	5	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Klamath Rivermouth CAL - Del Norte County	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	128	21	21	21	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	151	149	40	40	40	40	40
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Rating (10 max)	5	5		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5

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