Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 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 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	2 AM	5 AM	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	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	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	530	522	515	515	515	508	508	425	508	827	870	859	742	733	925	1484	2133	2938	3347	3200	3375	3298	3260	3037
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	S	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
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	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	11	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	11	13	12	10	9	9	10	11	14	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	7	6	7	7	5	6	8	6	6	5	5	7	8	7	6	6	6	8	9	11	11	10	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	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	530	522	515	515	515	508	508	425	508	827	870	859	742	733	724	1484	2133	2938	3347	3200	3375	3298	3260	3037
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 8	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	123	102	98	95	93	77	178	219	212	196	190	190	129	127	925	697	544	619	619	619	627	746	796	806
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	SSW 18	NW 8	SSW 18	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 23	WNW 22	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	—
kJ	81	107	123	118	78	251	55	249	44	43	43	23	204	412	174	117	155	130	103	84	84	68	62	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	—	—	—	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 4	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	—	—	—	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	46	44	10	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	134	0	0	0	54	51	51	51	211	149	40	0	0	0	0	21	21	21	21	40
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	4	3	3	4	4	4			4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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