Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

12.8°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (08 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).
	Wed 7				Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 12	SW 15	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	292	327	404	441	987	1095	1080	1292	1776	1697	1677	691	620	546	525	436	419	398	325	387
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				9:36PM1.68m				10:28AM1.75m				10:33PM1.65m				10:58AM1.80m
Low Tide		3:57PM0.45m				4:11AM0.12m				4:44PM0.28m				4:49AM0.24m					5:26PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	14	14	14	14	15	18	18	18	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	13	13
Feels °C	15	14	11	11	12	13	13	16	16	16	12	11	11	10	8	10	10	10	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NNW 9	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12
kJ	218	234	238	247	987	1095	1080	1292	1776	1697	1677	541	620	546	441	390	365	378	325	371
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	WNW 16	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15
kJ	292	327	404	441	204	260	356	257	464	458	539	679	539	532	525	436	419	398	322	387
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 11	SSW 21	SSW 20
kJ	111	111	232	399	541	534	522	493	56	56	57	691	47	73	72	359	359	63	148	151
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7
kJ	117	148	153	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	691	732	868	953	899	619	459	397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	151	51	51	45	40	21	0	114	51	51	51	40	40	51	54	54	473	294	231	114
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County		Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gold Bluffs Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point				Gold Bluffs Beach
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jamaica Beach Texas	Church CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Mata Veri Chile
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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