Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 6	NW 6	SW 19	NNW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 7	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	354	330	289	118	87	137	184	181	69	109	106	111	111	152	194	194	194	230	240	235	226	225	264	214
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			12:18PM1.44m			10:38PM2.15m					1:01PM1.50m				11:31PM2.12m				1:42PM1.56m				00:24AM2.04m
Low Tide	5:23AM-0.49m			4:56PM0.90m					6:11AM-0.52m				5:52PM0.84m				6:56AM-0.48m				6:48PM0.78m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00
	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	17	16	14	12	12	12	13	15	16	16	13	12	11	11	12	15	16	15	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	9	12	12	11	10	8	8	8	9	11	11	12	9	8	7	7	8	11	12	11	9	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 8	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	131	125	168	118	87	137	184	86	39	106	106	23	51	75	108	106	138	59	240	235	226	216	264	190
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 19	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 14	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19
kJ	109	66	43	76	74	72	133	181	52	66	66	103	94	152	194	194	194	108	107	160	130	163	161	214
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	W 14	S 16	S 16	SSW 13	SW 19	WNW 14	SW 19	SSW 13	S 13	SW 19	SSW 12	SW 18	W 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	W 13	SW 12	WNW 13	SW 17	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16
kJ	50	33	46	45	59	133	70	133	69	51	92	61	111	90	90	58	89	37	60	102	163	225	218	161
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 7	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 6	N 7	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	354	330	289	268	213	208	158	46	62	109	124	111	94	85	85	85	103	230	139	137	108	94	131	193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Harbour CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	151	262	473	54	51	51	40	40	151	437	51	80	51	40	40	40	151	437	437	54	54	40	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	No Pass	The Lagoons			Gale Point		Gale Point	Gale Point	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach				Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point
Rating (10 max)	3				2	2	2	3	2			2		2	2	3	2				2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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