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Cape Mendocino Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 6PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 211 | 304 | 229 | 146 | 406 | 101 | 104 | 256 | 253 | 270 | 252 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 215 | 215 | 233 | 229 | 220 | 284 | 298 | 187 | 223 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 1.47 | 11:44PM 1.90 | 1:18PM 1.43 | 12:21AM 1.94 | 2:18PM 1.37 | 1:04AM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02AM -0.20 | 5:53PM 0.48 | 6:47AM -0.34 | 6:34PM 0.61 | 7:35AM -0.42 | 7:19PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
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