Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	20s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	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
Wave Graph
kJ	508	827	870	859	742	733	925	1484	1919	2938	3096	3200	3375	3550	3260	3155	2716	2285	2257	2200	1763	1693	1647	1624
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off
High Tide			5:17AM1.44m			3:37PM1.62m					6:11AM1.53m				4:59PM1.52m				6:56AM1.62m				6:19PM1.47m
Low Tide	10:01PM-0.14m				10:30AM0.97m				11:08PM-0.05m				11:54AM0.83m				00:10AM0.05m					1:04PM0.63m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	12	13	13	10	10	10	10	11	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	12	14	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	7	7	5	8	8	8	6	7	8	8	9	11	11	10	8	8	8	7	6	8	11	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 14
kJ	508	827	870	859	742	733	724	1484	1919	2938	3096	3200	3375	3550	3260	3155	2716	2285	1211	1070	1608	1215	1308	1624
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	SW 10
kJ	212	196	190	190	129	127	303	697	736	619	619	619	627	756	796	806	670	644	2257	2200	1763	1693	1647	665
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	W 26	WNW 24	NW 7	WNW 23	WNW 22	WNW 21	NW 5	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	—	—	—	W 7	W 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	W 12
kJ	56	13	57	23	204	412	925	23	217	153	103	101	84	—	—	—	8	229	644	644	644	544	544	544
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 11	—	S 4	S 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	SSE 6	—	—
kJ	—	56	68	21	33	33	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	—	48	129	143	40	—	52	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	51	54	54	51	316	149	40	0	0	0	0	21	21	51	21	40	21	21	21	21	21	21	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4			4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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