Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
10.8° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
0.7
SSW
14
1.9
NW
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
NW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
344
334
334
330
330
268
334
272
348
597
597
638
625
168
323
229
229
449
229
131
127
344
326
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:54PM1.98m
10:39AM1.25m
8:48PM2.06m
11:31AM1.36m
9:44PM2.12m
12:18PM1.44m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.25m
2:56PM0.92m
4:33AM-0.40m
3:57PM0.93m
5:23AM-0.49m
4:56PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:47
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
15
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
7
7
6
8
10
10
10
8
6
7
7
7
10
11
11
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