Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
10.6° C
2.6° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
452
499
643
532
478
436
425
372
367
367
372
372
367
353
344
334
334
330
268
268
272
365
424
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.05m
7:02PM1.89m
9:33AM1.14m
7:54PM1.98m
10:39AM1.25m
8:48PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.16m
12:47PM0.74m
2:45AM-0.05m
1:51PM0.86m
3:40AM-0.25m
2:56PM0.92m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:56
5:56
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8:49
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
16
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
7
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
7
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