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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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
447 | 503 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 503 | 447 | 439 | 356 | 303 | 303 | 349 | 425 | 454 | 430 | 495 | 942 | 944 | 928 | 913 | 737 | 731 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.23m | 8:14PM1.51m | 8:13AM1.23m | 8:44PM1.62m | 9:24AM1.25m | 9:16PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.19m | 2:48AM0.45m | 2:25PM0.28m | 3:33AM0.19m | 3:09PM0.39m | 4:17AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
447 | 503 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 503 | 447 | 439 | 356 | 303 | 303 | 349 | 425 | 454 | 430 | 495 | 942 | 944 | 928 | 913 | 737 | 731 | 743 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
318 | 255 | 226 | 291 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 207 | 191 | 186 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 184 | 229 | 136 | 123 | 163 | 121 | 102 | 102 | 178 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
5 | 57 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 140 | 138 | 37 | 71 | 13 | 81 | 81 | 106 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNW 5 |
237 | 180 | 149 | 115 | 107 | 94 | 94 | 80 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 29 | 36 | — | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 151 | 151 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 294 | 151 | 114 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 51 | 68 | 152 | 437 | 151 | 149 | 51 | 51 | 54 |
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