Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (40.42° N 124.40° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is 9.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (31 May)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tuesday 2
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	!	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SSW 20	NW 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	485	1024	1073	1134	1149	1247	437	530	485	708	694	637	508	497	651	644	637	629	708	566	552	539	532	532
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	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-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					1:30PM1.27m				11:28PM1.73m					2:11PM1.27m			00:03AM1.70m					2:50PM1.27m
Low Tide			6:27AM-0.27m				6:02PM0.94m				7:01AM-0.27m				6:40PM0.98m				7:37AM-0.26m				7:19PM1.00m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	12	13	12	11	9	9	10	12	15	14	14	12	11	11	10	12	14	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	3	3	3	6	7	5	6	5	5	6	8	11	10	9	8	7	8	7	9	11	11	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	SSW 22	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	485	263	263	260	502	455	417	530	240	1021	829	637	508	497	651	221	199	190	190	164	552	539	532	532
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 15	NW 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	NNW 8	SSW 16	S 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	70	68	66	124	32	67	437	485	485	283	251	192	122	87	173	644	637	629	143	566	4	59	61	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 12	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	SSW 17	S 14	S 12	S 15	SSW 22	SSW 21
kJ	186	61	123	33	32	32	66	103	105	708	694	4	86	14	3	3	3	15	708	4	3	4	45	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	—	—	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7
kJ	555	1024	1073	1134	1149	1247	1083	1146	1294	—	—	669	587	660	422	277	221	176	250	125	225	144	111	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Russian Rivermouth CAL - Sonoma	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	40	40	54	262	262	437	100	41	41	40	51	244	294	51	51	54	40	40	40	68	151	151	54	54
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gold Bluffs Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point					Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point			No Pass	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	No Pass	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach			Gale Point	Gale Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4	4			4	4	3	4	4	3	2			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Rockaway CAL - San Mateo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Chincoteague Virginia	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Arataki New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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