Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (15 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	24s
Afternoon (15 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	24s
Evening (15 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	21s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 15						Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thu 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 24	SSW 24	SW 23	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	563	563	368	429	548	890	890	890	658	634	746	959	1100	1210	1088	846	664	727	799	790	790	790	781	763
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide			1:21PM1.42m				11:39PM2.10m					2:10PM1.46m			00:32AM2.03m					2:58PM1.50m			1:27AM1.91m
Low Tide	6:23AM-0.63m				5:59PM0.88m				7:12AM-0.62m				6:57PM0.87m					8:02AM-0.55m			7:59PM0.85m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47
	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:50	—	—	8:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	14	16	16	16	13	12	11	11	13	14	15	15	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	13	13	14	12	13	11	11	11	12	12	12	9	9	7	7	11	12	14	12	10	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	SSW 15	S 15	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	83	99	91	288	435	91	247	383	559	634	746	959	1100	1210	1088	1221	1144	1236	1376	1435	1644	1831	1831	1883
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 23	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	288	288	288	429	548	890	890	890	658	243	243	181	187	187	184	846	664	727	799	790	790	790	781	763
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 24	SSW 24	S 12	W 9	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	563	563	368	106	40	429	341	247	243	97	96	125	82	81	81	173	306	268	268	264	264	264	260	257
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	81	70	—	—	—	—	608	713	731	827	867	1083	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	51	151	151	75	40	21	40	40	40	51	51	104	45	54	41	41	41	51	51	51	51	41	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point			Patricks Point State Park	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point		Moonstone Beach	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gold Bluffs Beach	No Pass	Gale Point	Gale Point	Gale Point	Bunkers	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	3			2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Santa Rosa Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Malibu CAL - LA County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Church CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Weld Road New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Graveyards New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	6	9	7	6	6

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