
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 367 | 251 | 245 | 239 | 275 | 174 | 537 | 522 | 278 | 257 | 279 | 206 | 158 | 168 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.12m | 5:42PM1.73m | 7:28AM1.07m | 6:27PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.40m | 11:20AM0.62m | 1:13AM0.29m | 12:16PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
346 | 322 | 297 | 238 | 238 | 192 | 187 | 159 | 239 | 140 | 140 | 537 | 522 | 278 | 257 | 279 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
255 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 272 | 263 | 235 | 184 | 171 | 166 | 174 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 101 | 84 | 86 | 93 | 95 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
111 | 225 | 229 | 215 | 367 | 367 | 251 | 245 | 66 | 275 | 132 | 37 | 57 | 268 | 191 | 193 | 134 | 114 | 168 | 166 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 151 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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