Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm 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 (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 425 | 508 | 827 | 870 | 859 | 742 | 733 | 925 | 1484 | 1919 | 2938 | 3347 | 3200 | 3375 | 3298 | 3260 | 2923 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.74m | 6:17AM1.44m | 4:37PM1.62m | 7:11AM1.53m | 5:59PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM-0.14m | 11:30AM0.97m | 00:08AM-0.05m | 12:54PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 425 | 508 | 827 | 870 | 859 | 742 | 733 | 724 | 1484 | 1919 | 2938 | 3347 | 3200 | 3375 | 3298 | 3260 | 2923 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 178 | 219 | 212 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 129 | 127 | 303 | 697 | 544 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 627 | 756 | 796 | 763 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 78 | 251 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 57 | 109 | 204 | 412 | 925 | 23 | 217 | 153 | 103 | 101 | 84 | 61 | 61 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 68 | 53 | 46 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 151 | 149 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 |
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