
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
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151 | 154 | 154 | 249 | 144 | 157 | 502 | 496 | 322 | 389 | 511 | 622 | 706 | 1008 | 1126 | 1242 | 1219 | 1121 | 1015 | 820 | 759 | 742 | 597 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.27m | 3:11PM1.82m | 5:11AM1.18m | 4:03PM1.83m | 6:53AM1.19m | 5:06PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.72m | 10:30PM0.14m | 9:54AM0.88m | 11:43PM0.09m | 11:07AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
141 | 138 | 120 | 141 | 144 | 157 | 502 | 496 | 322 | 389 | 511 | 622 | 706 | 1008 | 1126 | 1242 | 1219 | 1121 | 1015 | 820 | 667 | 653 | 597 | 486 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
151 | 151 | 131 | 249 | 86 | 130 | 129 | 175 | 72 | 63 | 413 | 513 | 460 | 186 | 186 | 422 | 553 | 553 | 659 | 651 | 759 | 742 | 453 | 432 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 13 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
42 | 154 | 154 | 90 | 143 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 214 | 284 | 32 | 16 | 119 | 248 | 76 | 141 | 132 | 98 | 134 | 130 | 83 | 80 | 213 | 163 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 97 | 130 | 81 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 40 | 40 | 170 | 191 | 80 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 152 | 59 | 21 | 0 |
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