Cape Mendocino 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is

12.4°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (06 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6						Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 15	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	183	167	180	180	173	198	149	329	329	322	338	327	404	441	987	1095	1267	1617	2005	1806	1677	1677
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:20AM1.59m				8:35PM1.69m				9:56AM1.68m				9:36PM1.68m				10:28AM1.75m				10:33PM1.65m
Low Tide				3:06PM0.65m				3:30AM0.04m				3:57PM0.45m				4:11AM0.12m				4:44PM0.28m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	18	15	15	14	14	15	18	18	17	15	14	15	15	15	18	18	18	15	15
Feels °C	12	14	15	15	12	13	12	12	14	17	16	14	12	11	13	14	13	16	17	16	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WNW 10	WNW 11	NW 11	NNW 8	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	220	167	180	180	173	198	172	188	183	155	160	229	234	268	300	1095	1267	1617	2005	1806	1677	1677
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 18	SSW 18	WNW 16	WNW 15	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	183	156	154	151	151	151	149	256	256	243	238	327	404	441	987	381	307	197	464	458	539	635
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 13	WNW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12
kJ	158	44	71	110	100	186	113	329	329	322	338	111	232	399	541	534	522	493	56	56	57	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	214	208	208	203	172	—	—	—	—	—	199	220	251	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	51	151	316	51	51	45	41	21	21	151	54	51	51	40	40	21	0	51	51	54	51	42
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Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	2	2	3	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5

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