Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

15.7°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 (09 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (09 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).
	Mon 9				Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	!	3	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 15	W 15	W 15	W 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2199	1821	1609	1659	2254	2576	2722	2537	2844	2734	3030	3045	3000	1643	2058	2257	2472	3245	4404	6900	7147	7330	7082
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:10AM1.84m				00:15AM1.37m				10:40AM1.80m					1:03AM1.35m			11:11AM1.76m					1:52AM1.32m
Low Tide			5:27PM-0.20m				5:07AM0.89m				6:03PM-0.20m				5:45AM0.97m				6:40PM-0.16m				6:26AM1.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	17	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	16	15	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 15	W 15	W 15	W 15
kJ	2199	1821	1609	1659	2254	2576	2722	2537	2844	2734	3030	3045	3000	1643	2058	2257	2472	3245	4404	6900	7147	7330	7082
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	580	463	314	264	126	121	174	142	142	454	103	102	100	732	129	93	88	88	133	180	138	136	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NNW 11	NNW 10	NW 10	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 14	NW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	166	164	162	188	178	176	78	43	24	103	31	31	58	136	142	51	50	84	—	—	37	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	8
Distance (km)	100	51	21	21	0	0	41	41	262	45	41	41	40	40	21	21	51	45	41	41	41	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County		Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach		Samoa Peninsula	Bunkers	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	No Pass	Samoa Peninsula	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	5	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	9	8
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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