Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.4°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Saturday 31						Sunday 1								Monday 2
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	515	515	515	508	508	425	508	827	870	859	742	733	925	1484	1919	2938	3347	3200	3375	3298	3260	3037
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	NNW	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:13AM1.39m			3:22PM1.74m					6:17AM1.44m			4:37PM1.62m					7:11AM1.53m				5:59PM1.52m
Low Tide		9:59AM1.03m					11:01PM-0.14m				11:30AM0.97m				00:08AM-0.05m				12:54PM0.83m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	13	12	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	7	7	7	8	8	6	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	515	515	515	508	508	425	508	827	870	859	742	733	724	1484	1919	2938	3347	3200	3375	3298	3260	3037
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 21	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	98	93	77	77	178	219	212	196	190	190	129	127	925	697	544	619	619	619	627	653	796	806
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	SSW 18	NW 8	SSW 18	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 24	WNW 24	WNW 23	WNW 22	NW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	—
kJ	123	118	78	251	55	249	44	54	57	109	204	412	303	117	189	153	130	101	84	47	63	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	47	46	44	51	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	40	146	0	0	0	54	51	51	51	151	149	40	0	0	0	0	0	93	21	21	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point	Gale Point		Bunkers	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point			Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Gold Bluffs Beach	Big Lagoon	Gold Bluffs Beach	Gold Bluffs Beach	Gold Bluffs Beach	No Pass
Rating (10 max)	3	3		3	4	3	3	4	4	4			4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pipeline United States	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4

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