Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 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 4AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
NW
2
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)1010109999999998881314161212881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)471491529563508449439568418493384320256160163167159201146147151330845992
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.41
8:37AM
1.44
9:47PM
1.50
9:35AM
1.47
10:13PM
1.61
10:31AM
1.49
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
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:54-------7:55
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------244-
Temp. °C111099911121110999810111110910109101010
Feels °C (?)886667654434456777874553
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