Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141616168810109910991114181414141417171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15920114614711422272483483383310209249651313120118118136131147200229229221
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
1.61
10:31AM
1.49
10:40PM
1.72
11:25AM
1.49
11:10PM
1.82
12:21PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.21
4:38PM
0.24
5:20AM
-0.01
5:15PM
0.35
6:02AM
-0.20
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:57-------7:58
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----351----------------
Temp. °C11109101111109998889101098878111212
Feels °C (?)887887832100001111423666
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