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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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
454 | 430 | 495 | 942 | 944 | 969 | 937 | 843 | 711 | 773 | 619 | 562 | 502 | 502 | 437 | 295 | 322 | 227 | 216 | 263 | 326 | 428 | 530 | 602 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.25m | 9:16PM1.75m | 10:29AM1.30m | 9:50PM1.86m | 11:30AM1.34m | 10:27PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.19m | 3:09PM0.39m | 4:17AM-0.06m | 3:53PM0.50m | 5:01AM-0.30m | 4:38PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 7 |
454 | 430 | 495 | 942 | 944 | 969 | 937 | 843 | 711 | 773 | 619 | 562 | 502 | 502 | 437 | 120 | 322 | 227 | 216 | 263 | 326 | 428 | 530 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 |
242 | 184 | 229 | 136 | 123 | 166 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 178 | 121 | 70 | 216 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 153 | 179 | 232 | 256 | 252 | 292 | 602 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
38 | 140 | 138 | 37 | 71 | 13 | 81 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 44 | 97 | 44 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 81 | 147 | 169 | 68 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 228 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 3 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 |
12 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 21 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 183 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 184 | 290 | 357 | 344 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 40 | 54 | 437 | 437 | 438 | 149 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 262 | 437 | 437 | 334 | 149 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 437 | 437 | 436 | 436 | 151 |
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