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Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.5°C
2.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
13
1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
276
248
255
255
251
158
197
206
264
264
268
211
211
208
256
239
186
183
180
180
176
166
194
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50AM1.40m
6:09PM1.70m
8:39AM1.50m
7:26PM1.69m
9:20AM1.59m
8:35PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:38AM-0.03m
12:52PM0.98m
1:46AM-0.03m
2:06PM0.83m
2:42AM-0.01m
3:06PM0.65m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
18
16
14
14
15
14
18
18
18
14
15
14
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
13
10
10
12
10
15
14
14
10
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
11
12
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