Cape Mendocino surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.7
S
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
437
467
453
612
621
742
1327
624
536
421
504
383
309
255
226
222
180
174
150
150
205
150
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:46PM1.32m
3:56AM1.65m
6:52PM1.37m
5:12AM1.54m
7:46PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:29AM-0.28m
10:36PM0.95m
11:38AM-0.19m
00:07AM0.89m
12:45PM-0.10m
1:28AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
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8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
211
220
467
453
612
621
742
1327
624
536
421
504
383
855
855
778
627
555
544
565
565
511
431
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
S
18
1.3
NW
10
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
334
437
126
126
182
189
179
219
334
135
129
183
183
309
255
226
222
180
174
113
150
205
150
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
S
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
13
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
16
56
94
77
71
46
219
25
150
25
32
24
31
246
246
181
176
155
106
150
70
109
69
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.5
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
3
4
15
22
407
600
720
807
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
244
151
54
40
40
40
40
244
316
437
54
51
51
51
40
211
151
151
54
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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