Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 4AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 516 | 510 | 504 | 493 | 568 | 553 | 545 | 595 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 493 | 600 | 592 | 584 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.42m | 12:33PM1.98m | 2:58AM1.39m | 1:21PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM-0.34m | 6:50AM0.84m | 7:57PM-0.36m | 7:39AM0.93m | 8:53PM-0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 429 | 516 | 393 | 314 | 319 | 316 | 553 | 545 | 530 | 280 | 368 | 465 | 394 | 370 | 600 | 592 | 320 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 322 | 382 | 510 | 455 | 449 | 568 | 458 | 539 | 595 | 501 | 532 | 532 | 394 | 388 | 346 | 273 | 584 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | S 11 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 25 | 504 | 493 | 469 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 587 | 6 | 6 | 525 | 493 | 8 | 8 | 255 | 226 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 321 | 305 | 291 | — | — | — | 316 | 286 | 254 | — | 313 | 354 | 522 | 533 | 419 | 363 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 149 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 54 | 151 | 134 | 51 | 0 |
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