Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

11.3°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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 Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	813	706	1080	945	945	868	335	279	424	235	453	216	211	211	310	251	258	264	470	367	349	284	270	225
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:01AM1.30m				2:37PM1.84m					5:25AM1.27m			3:37PM1.79m					6:47AM1.32m			4:50PM1.73m
Low Tide				8:45AM0.92m				10:11PM-0.08m				9:52AM1.02m					11:23PM-0.05m				11:21AM1.05m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	17	17	17	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	17	14	14	13	13	13	17	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	14	14	13	10	11	11	10	11	13	14	13	11	11	9	9	9	14	15	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	NW 8	NW 11	NW 11	SW 14	SW 14	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	NW 7
kJ	136	706	1080	945	99	125	335	279	424	235	453	166	123	211	310	208	258	264	208	124	196	181	176	225
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	S 12	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 15
kJ	113	103	102	102	112	154	125	148	188	232	222	216	211	84	26	26	208	208	39	120	38	38	41	223
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 14	S 14	SW 18	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	SW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 12
kJ	37	155	155	112	35	33	152	96	88	61	63	62	61	13	14	23	23	38	11	38	25	11	24	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	—	NW 8	—	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 7	N 7	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	—
kJ	813	—	645	—	945	868	218	237	121	264	236	218	264	295	268	251	111	130	470	367	349	284	270	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	40	40	40	219	151	54	40	40	40	51	40	151	134	54	51	40	40	51	51	151	316	51	51	51
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4			3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	2	2			2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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