Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

10.3° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s
Evening (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	NW 8	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	423	398	445	434	505	434	419	326	314	371	338	362	362	362	367	367	251	248	294	279	211	214
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				4:20PM1.72m				4:18AM1.27m				5:00PM1.73m					5:43AM1.12m				5:42PM1.73m
Low Tide		9:47AM0.18m				10:56PM0.49m				10:31AM0.41m					00:05AM0.40m				11:20AM0.62m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	15	14	13	12	13	13	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	16	17	18	16	15
Feels °C	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	12	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 15	S 11	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	423	398	314	434	505	458	458	418	408	371	338	346	289	268	232	226	178	178	294	209	140	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 15	S 12	S 12
kJ	339	259	246	239	163	434	419	326	314	261	255	362	362	362	367	263	235	177	171	279	130	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	201	245	29	27	27	163	163	163	160	160	111	173	229	219	272	367	251	248	66	64	211	214
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	—
kJ	—	—	445	541	541	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	178	178	198	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	334	151	151	51	51	40	21	41	51	51	152	40	40	40	40	40	151	151	151	51	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point				Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Bunkers	Gale Point	Samoa Peninsula	Gale Point	No Pass		Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point				Gale Point	Gale Point
Rating (10 max)	3				3	3	4	3	3	3	2		3	3	3	3	3				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	S-Turns Carolina North	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6

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