Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 14	W 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	574	550	470	229	229	229	338	322	322	118	139	137	184	137	69	106	106	113	111	152	194	194	194	194
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:31AM1.36m			9:44PM2.12m					12:18PM1.44m			10:38PM2.15m					1:01PM1.50m				11:31PM2.12m
Low Tide		3:57PM0.93m					5:23AM-0.49m			4:56PM0.90m					6:11AM-0.52m				5:52PM0.84m				6:56AM-0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
	—	—	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	13	12	12	12	13	15	16	16	14	12	11	11	13	15	16	15	13	11	11	11	12	14
Feels °C	11	11	8	8	7	8	9	10	12	11	10	8	7	7	9	10	11	10	8	7	8	6	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	213	220	229	229	229	229	131	121	166	118	139	137	184	137	69	106	106	103	94	99	168	154	165	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 18	W 16	WNW 17	WNW 16	S 15	S 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 19	NW 8	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	55	55	55	43	54	53	109	65	43	76	74	72	133	62	52	67	66	61	111	152	194	194	194	194
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	W 16	S 18	S 18	SSW 21	WNW 16	W 14	S 16	S 16	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 14	SW 19	WNW 14	S 13	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 12	W 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	17	18	19	54	24	45	50	33	46	45	59	133	70	133	68	51	92	113	59	90	90	58	89	89
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	574	550	470	430	421	411	338	322	322	268	242	208	183	72	132	155	187	199	211	145	156	231	261	325
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Gale Point 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	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	294	54	54	54	51	40	40	151	750	780	54	51	51	40	40	151	437	54	54	41	40	45	45	151
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County		Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gold Bluffs Beach			Gale Point	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3				2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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