Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 558 | 437 | 335 | 328 | 520 | 831 | 1067 | 1249 | 517 | 409 | 959 | 816 | 811 | 811 | 752 | 686 | 589 | 477 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.68m | 11:12AM1.64m | 11:11PM1.66m | 11:36AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.54m | 5:01AM0.17m | 5:23PM0.38m | 5:32AM0.25m | 6:00PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 676 | 558 | 437 | 335 | 328 | 520 | 831 | 1067 | 650 | 517 | 490 | 690 | 118 | 111 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 305 | 301 | 257 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 232 | 505 | 229 | 409 | 96 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 232 | 8 | 183 | 144 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 79 | 112 | 125 | 129 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1249 | 532 | — | 959 | 816 | 811 | 811 | 752 | 686 | 589 | 477 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 149 | 436 | 437 | 436 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 151 | 437 | 437 | 54 | 40 |
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