Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.5° 

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 11AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1892
1617
1659
1632
1605
1605
1775
1438
813
833
678
634
542
507
560
588
599
553
511
486
475
423
413
423
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:48AM1.37m
1:48PM1.88m
4:01AM1.30m
2:37PM1.84m
5:25AM1.27m
3:37PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.79m
9:07PM-0.10m
8:45AM0.92m
10:11PM-0.08m
9:52AM1.02m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
12
13
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