Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
9.5° C

3.0°C colder than average for this time of year

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1229
1051
1245
1039
1004
781
752
627
627
627
620
612
496
375
347
355
350
350
350
350
346
276
253
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:01AM1.09m
7:46PM1.77m
9:24AM1.13m
8:27PM1.89m
10:35AM1.22m
9:11PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.50m
3:07AM0.02m
2:23PM0.64m
3:56AM-0.22m
3:17PM0.75m
4:45AM-0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:46
8:47
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
7
6
6
6
4
5
4
7
8
9
9
7
5
5
5
8
9
10
11
8
8
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
Energy kJ
1229
1229
1051
1245
465
368
367
322
627
627
627
620
612
496
375
132
355
350
350
350
350
346
276
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
12
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
S
15
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
67
67
67
3
1039
1004
781
752
205
159
159
156
153
156
159
347
126
104
34
68
75
61
38
192
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
65
50
3
41
54
42
21
8
17
44
44
44
34
36
35
34
127
127
127
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.4
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
709
809
865
906
179
394
605
707
674
679
629
545
618
705
844
763
639
627
753
771
1118
1411
1670
1458
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
80
316
334
436
334
68
54
68
80
294
294
439
134
59
54
54
54
219
473
80
54
41
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Mendocino surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest