Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 13 Apr 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 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)10999999999888138161616881010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529563508449482568529454351320203160163167159201146147131232696929906924
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
0
SW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
5
NW
30
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.44
9:47PM
1.50
9:35AM
1.47
10:13PM
1.61
10:31AM
1.49
10:40PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.64
3:23PM
0.12
3:59AM
0.43
4:01PM
0.16
4:39AM
0.21
4:38PM
0.24
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:54-------7:55--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1232--
Temp. °C101010121211109998101111109910101010999
Feels °C (?)888965444446666688759211
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