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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
10.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | |
3606 | 3550 | 1740 | 1877 | 1816 | 1717 | 1562 | 1597 | 486 | 686 | 499 | 412 | 186 | 173 | 178 | 343 | 539 | 778 | 805 | 911 | 996 | 1143 | 1064 | 987 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:09PM2.01m | 1:26PM1.39m | 11:54PM2.02m | 2:23PM1.39m | 00:44AM1.98m | 3:20PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.71m | 6:34AM-0.58m | 6:12PM0.79m | 7:23AM-0.61m | 7:05PM0.85m | 8:16AM-0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | |
8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
167 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 66 | 486 | 686 | 499 | 412 | 926 | 173 | 178 | 334 | 539 | 778 | 805 | 911 | 996 | 1143 | 1064 | 987 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
15 | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 186 | 82 | 34 | 343 | 46 | 59 | 223 | 340 | 400 | 180 | 69 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
3606 | 3550 | 1740 | 1877 | 1816 | 1717 | 1562 | 1597 | 1693 | 1528 | 1097 | 782 | 1171 | 789 | 881 | 597 | 1216 | 1515 | 1514 | 950 | 666 | 597 | 670 | 564 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 211 | 211 | 114 | 151 | 334 | 436 | 437 | 437 | 80 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 428 | 436 | 437 | 436 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 316 | 437 |
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