Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 5AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	3260	3037	2931	2479	2257	2200	1787	1693	1647	1484	1442	1303	1188	1028	949	692	575	572	513	512	726
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	E	NNE	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	4:59PM1.52m				6:56AM1.62m				6:19PM1.47m					7:36AM1.71m				7:33PM1.44m
Low Tide			00:10AM0.05m					1:04PM0.63m				1:04AM0.15m				2:01PM0.41m				1:52AM0.27m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	14	13	13	15	16	14	13	13	12	12	15	15	15	13	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	8	9	12	14	12	10	11	10	10	13	11	12	10	10	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	3260	3037	2931	2479	2257	2200	1787	1693	1647	1484	1442	1303	1188	1028	949	692	575	572	513	505	694
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	796	806	670	404	664	901	910	537	665	725	684	433	330	307	222	208	113	226	223	512	726
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	58	—	—	636	644	653	653	551	537	537	461	468	487	439	417	330	316	104	201	226	229
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 2	N 3	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	1	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	21	0	21	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	294	114	40	40	51	40	59
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Virgin Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5

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