Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	111	152	194	194	194	186	186	183	163	225	218	214	286	286	286	280	377	454	438	428	433	433	419	518
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			11:31PM2.12m				1:42PM1.56m				00:24AM2.04m					2:22PM1.61m			1:16AM1.89m					3:01PM1.66m
Low Tide	5:52PM0.84m				6:56AM-0.48m				6:48PM0.78m				7:41AM-0.39m				7:46PM0.71m					8:23AM-0.23m


	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—
	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	11	11	13	15	16	15	14	12	12	12	13	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	15
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	9	11	12	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	10	10	9	8	9	8	8	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 8	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
kJ	54	75	108	108	108	186	186	183	145	133	130	106	92	70	67	280	377	454	438	428	153	433	419	518
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	WNW 17	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14
kJ	94	152	194	194	194	108	107	160	130	163	161	214	286	286	286	48	157	155	143	173	433	296	181	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	W 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 17	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 12	S 13	S 12	SW 14	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19
kJ	111	90	90	58	89	60	60	102	163	225	218	161	161	159	159	159	26	29	11	74	229	74	74	177
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	53	48	56	58	69	66	73	56	51	39	42	33	30	26	37	50	101	157	221	312	240	362	362	405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	51	51	51	40	40	151	437	436	54	54	40	40	54	437	437	436	100	59	54	54	40	437	151	437
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach					Little River State Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2					2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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