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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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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
9.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | |
168 | 198 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 136 | 258 | 258 | 330 | 322 | 449 | 568 | 638 | 626 | 590 | 640 | 630 | 587 | 466 | 422 | 556 | 1682 | 3601 | 4574 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.57m | 6:17AM1.27m | 7:39PM1.64m | 7:41AM1.19m | 8:18PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM-0.03m | 1:13AM0.58m | 12:59PM0.14m | 2:19AM0.39m | 1:49PM0.30m | 3:13AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:36 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
423 | 354 | 154 | 326 | 326 | 193 | 292 | 307 | 315 | 274 | 215 | 161 | 638 | 626 | 590 | 640 | 630 | 587 | 466 | 347 | 428 | 1682 | 3601 | 4574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
168 | 164 | 201 | 145 | 145 | 136 | 110 | 110 | 330 | 322 | 449 | 568 | 134 | 81 | 59 | 53 | 214 | 344 | 362 | 422 | 556 | 563 | 464 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
156 | 198 | 52 | 255 | 255 | 57 | 258 | 258 | 110 | 110 | 78 | 96 | 302 | 193 | 140 | 188 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | — | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 42 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 51 | 151 | 149 | 51 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 152 | 191 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 86 | 86 | 211 | 134 | 0 |
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