Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 pm 12 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	SSW 14	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 6	W 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	470	229	388	380	354	297	289	118	139	137	184	137	71	106	106	113	111	152	194	194	194	194	135	172
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:44PM2.12m					12:18PM1.44m			10:38PM2.15m					1:01PM1.50m				11:31PM2.12m				1:42PM1.56m
Low Tide					5:23AM-0.49m			4:56PM0.90m					6:11AM-0.52m				5:52PM0.84m				6:56AM-0.48m


	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—
	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	14	12	12	12	13	15	16	15	13	12	12	11	12	16	16	15
Feels °C	8	8	7	8	9	12	11	11	9	8	8	8	9	10	11	11	9	9	8	7	8	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 8	NW 7	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	229	229	229	229	131	121	166	118	139	137	184	60	44	106	106	103	94	70	103	101	161	135	121	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	W 16	WNW 17	WNW 16	S 15	S 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 19	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 20
kJ	55	43	54	53	109	65	43	76	74	72	133	137	69	66	66	61	111	152	194	194	194	194	107	160
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	S 18	S 18	SSW 21	WNW 16	W 14	S 16	S 16	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 14	SW 19	SSW 12	S 13	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 12	W 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 20	SW 17
kJ	19	54	24	45	50	33	46	45	59	133	70	133	52	51	92	113	59	90	90	58	89	59	135	101
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	470	430	388	380	354	297	289	268	219	213	187	53	71	145	162	193	175	133	153	217	206	263	277	240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	294	54	54	54	51	40	40	151	750	780	54	51	51	40	40	151	437	54	54	41	40	45	45	151
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County		Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gold Bluffs Beach			Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3				2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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