Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	19s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16						Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 18	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	286	286	286	280	377	454	438	428	433	433	516	518	499	463	463	457	452	452	366	382	388	348
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				2:22PM1.61m			1:16AM1.89m					3:01PM1.66m				2:11AM1.69m				3:40PM1.69m
Low Tide	7:41AM-0.39m				7:46PM0.71m					8:23AM-0.23m				8:45PM0.65m				9:05AM-0.04m				9:49PM0.58m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:44	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	12	12	12	13	15	16	15	14	12
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	8	8	9	8	8	10	11	11	10	9	10	9	10	12	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	NW 7	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	92	70	68	280	377	454	135	428	433	433	516	518	499	463	463	457	452	452	362	353	353	348
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	WNW 6	SW 14	NW 12	WNW 12	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19
kJ	286	286	286	159	157	155	438	173	229	296	181	74	71	130	69	90	241	293	366	375	388	278
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 12	W 12	S 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 14	NW 12	SW 14	SW 14	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	161	159	159	26	26	29	143	74	103	74	103	177	103	50	132	132	58	94	75	61	61	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	N 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 6	N 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	27	22	33	67	104	139	59	220	220	214	199	172	86	145	175	224	266	274	331	382	382	378
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff 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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	437	437	436	436	80	54	54	54	151	437	437	54	40	40	40	40	151	151	52	51	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Moonstone Beach					Gold Bluffs Beach	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point			Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	2					3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Sewers CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6

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