Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1690 | 1476 | 1431 | 1271 | 1229 | 1229 | 1051 | 1245 | 1039 | 1004 | 781 | 752 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 496 | 375 | 347 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.66m | 8:01AM1.09m | 7:46PM1.77m | 9:24AM1.13m | 8:27PM1.89m | 10:35AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.28m | 1:30PM0.50m | 3:07AM0.02m | 2:23PM0.64m | 3:56AM-0.22m | 3:17PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | |
8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
782 | 529 | 710 | 1271 | 1229 | 502 | 1051 | 1245 | 385 | 402 | 329 | 277 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 496 | 179 | 347 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1690 | 1476 | 1431 | 84 | 67 | 1229 | 67 | 3 | 1039 | 1004 | 781 | 752 | 205 | 193 | 3 | 17 | 120 | 169 | 375 | 137 | 143 | 125 | 133 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | — | S 23 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
118 | 116 | 114 | 51 | 65 | 67 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 54 | 42 | 21 | 8 | — | 10 | 68 | 44 | 35 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
1100 | 176 | 913 | 769 | 757 | 106 | 865 | 906 | 310 | 456 | 707 | 803 | 765 | 715 | 853 | 840 | 727 | 722 | 801 | 727 | 751 | 713 | 696 | 672 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 80 | 316 | 334 | 436 | 334 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 80 | 294 | 294 | 473 | 100 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 219 | 80 | 54 |
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