Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

11.7° 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 (02 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (02 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 2						Monday 3								Tuesday 4
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	95	92	71	70	49	49	49	48	47	44	44	43	66	66	41	65	89	86	82	79	613	613
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	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	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				2:50PM1.63m				2:28AM1.44m				3:22PM1.69m				3:30AM1.28m				3:58PM1.75m
Low Tide		8:22AM0.12m				8:57PM0.60m				8:56AM0.27m				9:54PM0.50m				9:34AM0.46m				10:58PM0.37m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	18	19	19	17	15	14	15	16	18	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	6	8	9	10	8	8	7	8	10	14	14	14	13	12	10	12	14	16	16	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NNW 9	NNW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	95	92	71	70	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	66	66	41	1183	947	751	647	647	613	613
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 18	S 12	S 13	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	47	46	45	49	26	28	49	48	29	43	41	41	42	40	15	65	89	86	82	79	77	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	S 13	SW 17	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	14	13	49	26	49	49	29	29	47	12	12	11	11	11	19	39	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1114	1047	1289	1449	1781	2323	2542	2000	1670	1547	1495	1569	1589	1657	1495	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	2
Distance (km)	68	80	54	294	316	780	426	54	54	51	51	219	54	51	54	41	41	41	40	151	83	100
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3					4	4	4	3		3	3	4	4	4	4	4		3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	4	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	7	4	9	4

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