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Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | |
1670 | 2212 | 1933 | 1710 | 837 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 440 | 353 | 436 | 436 | 429 | 449 | 476 | 634 | 1299 | 1270 | 1219 | 1219 | 610 | 485 | 485 | 708 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:00PM1.24m | 10:24PM1.76m | 12:47PM1.26m | 10:55PM1.75m | 1:30PM1.27m | 11:28PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM-0.19m | 4:44PM0.82m | 5:53AM-0.24m | 5:23PM0.89m | 6:27AM-0.27m | 6:02PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
 kJ | 1670 | 2212 | 1933 | 1710 | 837 | 824 | 824 | 679 | 440 | 353 | 436 | 436 | 429 | 449 | 476 | 634 | 260 | 260 | 502 | 455 | 610 | 409 | 963 | 948 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 118 | 116 | 306 | 110 | 107 | 105 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 263 | 123 | 124 | 32 | 67 | 437 | 485 | 424 | 327 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | S 26 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 70 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 107 | 135 | 186 | 68 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 66 | 103 | 485 | 708 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 68 | 85 | 100 | 445 | 527 | 295 | 809 | 869 | 790 | 627 | 483 | 483 | 593 | 850 | 804 | 1299 | 1270 | 1219 | 1219 | 813 | 969 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 149 | 437 | 438 | 100 | 54 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 334 | 437 | 436 | 436 | 68 | 54 | 59 | 80 | 294 | 334 | 437 | 100 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
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