
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
606 | 596 | 596 | 548 | 538 | 643 | 497 | 596 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 491 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 643 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.15m | 5:32PM1.70m | 6:21AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.80m | 8:06AM1.05m | 7:02PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.58m | 10:58AM0.39m | 00:42AM0.38m | 11:48AM0.58m | 1:46AM0.16m | 12:47PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
336 | 423 | 341 | 485 | 428 | 643 | 497 | 596 | 651 | 651 | 596 | 491 | 703 | 717 | 651 | 635 | 539 | 452 | 499 | 643 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
261 | 596 | 596 | 258 | 255 | 70 | 140 | 142 | 171 | 168 | 139 | 171 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 118 | 188 | 68 | 87 | — | 104 | 160 | 104 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
28 | 261 | 261 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 72 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
606 | 66 | 82 | 548 | 538 | 198 | 404 | 322 | 51 | 66 | 123 | 203 | 223 | 248 | 244 | 309 | 427 | 546 | 532 | 557 | 572 | 587 | 587 | 617 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 438 | 437 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 437 | 436 | 100 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 316 | 437 | 437 | 114 | 40 |
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