
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
635 | 620 | 612 | 589 | 539 | 525 | 653 | 636 | 498 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 301 | 264 | 236 | 265 | 264 | 243 | 297 | 301 | 277 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.27m | 6:17PM1.84m | 9:14AM1.37m | 7:30PM1.87m | 9:58AM1.47m | 8:37PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM1.04m | 2:10AM-0.05m | 1:56PM0.98m | 3:10AM-0.12m | 3:02PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
328 | 294 | 266 | 287 | 257 | 225 | 653 | 636 | 160 | 142 | 405 | 400 | 301 | 264 | 236 | 264 | 145 | 243 | 236 | 232 | 232 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
635 | 620 | 612 | 589 | 539 | 525 | 190 | 186 | 498 | 405 | 126 | 126 | 104 | 69 | 218 | 265 | 254 | 233 | 297 | 301 | 277 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | S 16 |
113 | 142 | 100 | 86 | 100 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 68 | 135 | 193 | 188 | 228 | 68 | 66 | 264 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 79 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | 4 | 384 | 351 | 32 | 275 | — | 16 | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 80 | 98 | 167 | 193 | 209 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 151 | 211 | 211 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 439 | 149 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 188 | 780 | 54 | 51 | 40 |
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