Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.0° 

Cape Mendocino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
!
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.3
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
2.2
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
1.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
466
450
850
396
403
1027
503
604
866
850
729
676
558
437
335
370
1063
1958
981
1280
1332
1102
523
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:27AM1.49m
9:39PM1.67m
10:49AM1.56m
10:25PM1.68m
11:12AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.12m
4:11PM0.69m
4:30AM0.13m
4:47PM0.54m
5:01AM0.17m
5:23PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
16
16
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
12
11
11
9
10
10
10
12
15
16
16
15
16
14
11
12
11
11
9
8
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Mendocino surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest