Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
WNW
21
1.4
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
600
530
522
515
515
515
508
508
425
508
958
870
859
742
733
925
1484
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
10
E
10
SE
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM1.39m
3:22PM1.74m
6:17AM1.44m
4:37PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:55PM-0.24m
9:59AM1.03m
11:01PM-0.14m
11:30AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
9
8
7
6
5
7
8
7
6
6
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