
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 363 | 330 | 289 | 289 | 97 | 95 | 125 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.75m | 4:51AM1.14m | 4:41PM1.81m | 6:35AM1.09m | 5:33PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.37m | 10:18AM0.65m | 00:08AM0.24m | 11:14AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
679 | 567 | 509 | 428 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 363 | 330 | 289 | 289 | 170 | 110 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 85 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 34 | 75 | 103 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 99 | 59 | 82 | 64 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 95 | 125 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 145 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 188 | 211 | 211 | 51 | 51 |
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