Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 3 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

14.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	2	4	3	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1442	1303	1188	1044	857	1047	791	555	488	514	822	2417	2759	3068	3115	3247	7686	6978	5933	4981	4585	4410	4700	5747	6041	6185	4957
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:36AM1.71m				7:33PM1.44m				8:11AM1.79m				8:40PM1.43m				8:44AM1.84m				9:40PM1.42m
Low Tide		1:04AM0.15m				2:01PM0.41m				1:52AM0.27m				2:51PM0.21m				2:34AM0.41m				3:35PM0.04m				3:14AM0.54m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	15	15	15	13	13	12	11	11	13	14	13	11	11	10	10	11	13	15	14	12	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	11	9	9	12	12	12	10	10	9	8	7	9	9	8	6	7	5	6	7	9	10	9	7	7	7	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	1442	1303	1188	1044	857	1047	791	555	488	514	797	2417	2759	3068	3115	3247	7686	6978	5933	4981	4585	4410	4700	5747	6041	6185	4957
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	652	553	338	313	222	330	316	226	223	505	822	229	178	980	1559	2430	99	98	67	104	66	66	67	67	238	80	223
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 9	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 22	WNW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	SW 19	—
kJ	461	468	487	439	417	2	27	104	201	226	229	188	397	178	131	121	32	54	68	66	107	72	91	92	45	90	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	—	—	NW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	3	5	2	4	—	—	102	106	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	6	8	6	5	4	4	5	7	7	7	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	151	93	0	0	40	0	40	51	211	211	59	41	51	41	41	54	151	149	51	41	41	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3	4	3	3	4	4	4			5	8	7	8	6	5			5	7	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6	6	5	5	9	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6

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