Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6829	5639	5488	5413	4623	3355	2723	2177	2705	3668	11148	21003	20099	15680	14421	12421	9423	7522	5827
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:44AM1.84m				9:40PM1.42m				9:14AM1.87m					10:34PM1.41m			9:42AM1.86m					11:26PM1.40m
Low Tide		2:34AM0.41m				3:35PM0.04m				3:14AM0.54m					4:14PM-0.08m			3:52AM0.67m					4:51PM-0.16m				4:30AM0.79m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	14	16	15	13	14	13	13	14	16	18	17	15	15	15	13	13	14	15	14	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	8	8	10	11	11	9	11	10	10	11	13	15	14	12	12	13	10	10	11	10	8	8	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	7122	6800	5851	5043	5065	5894	6450	6598	6829	5639	5488	5413	4623	3355	2723	2177	2705	3668	11148	21003	20099	15680	14421	12421	9423	7522	5827
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	99	114	66	104	66	66	67	67	238	80	223	200	204	207	207	204	202	197	193	193	181	173	173	171	171	166	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	—	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	SSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	32	54	103	66	107	81	86	92	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	14	14	—	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Stockton Avenue CAL - Santa Cruz	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	4	8	8	7	6	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	9	5	7	9	9	9	8	6
Distance (km)	41	41	41	41	134	149	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	51	41	40	41	51	52	151	316	436	51	51	41	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers			Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	Bunkers	No Pass	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Patricks Point State Park	No Pass				Trinidad State Beach	Patricks Point State Park	Patricks Point State Park	Bunkers	Patricks Point State Park
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6			8	8	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6				9	9	9	8	6
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	The Strait Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Dump Washington	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	7	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	6	7	9	9	9	8	7
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7

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