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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
8.5° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
638 | 626 | 545 | 640 | 630 | 512 | 410 | 417 | 556 | 2557 | 4401 | 5621 | 5874 | 6568 | 6908 | 6709 | 6177 | 5337 | 4965 | 4117 | 3413 | 2556 | 2017 | 2283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.64m | 7:41AM1.19m | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:59AM1.16m | 8:52PM1.74m | 10:08AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.39m | 1:49PM0.30m | 3:13AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.45m | 4:01AM0.04m | 3:21PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | |
8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 10 |
638 | 626 | 545 | 640 | 630 | 512 | 410 | 347 | 428 | 2557 | 4401 | 5621 | 5874 | 6568 | 6908 | 6709 | 6177 | 5337 | 348 | 344 | 3413 | 2556 | 239 | 1668 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 24 | SSW 14 |
111 | 84 | 66 | 42 | 214 | 344 | 362 | 417 | 556 | 563 | 464 | 367 | 413 | 424 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 2 | 314 | 242 | 55 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | S 11 | NW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 |
302 | 193 | 140 | 188 | 40 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4965 | 4117 | — | — | 2017 | 2283 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 861 | 51 | 74 | 41 | 54 | 75 | 41 | 41 | 152 | 151 | 437 | 151 | 80 | 134 | 59 | 318 | 334 | 438 |
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