Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
681
597
245
184
169
167
167
165
304
486
739
940
1040
866
759
676
614
653
585
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM1.49m
10:43AM1.87m
00:01AM1.48m
11:15AM1.94m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.06m
4:50AM0.50m
5:40PM-0.12m
5:27AM0.61m
6:22PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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2
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Temp °C
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
5
6
6
6
7
11
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
13
11
11
8
9
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