
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Mendocino today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Mendocino at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cape Mendocino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
283 | 484 | 313 | 220 | 217 | 226 | 257 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 207 | 374 | 801 | 964 | 704 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.73m | 9:03AM1.12m | 7:14PM1.74m | 10:11AM1.21m | 8:03PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.80m | 2:16AM0.19m | 1:21PM0.93m | 3:10AM0.09m | 2:25PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
239 | 67 | 313 | 220 | 143 | 133 | 102 | 261 | 157 | 233 | 72 | 156 | 135 | 99 | 145 | 172 | 176 | 180 | 220 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 |
283 | 114 | 168 | 166 | 217 | 226 | 257 | 78 | 233 | 79 | 233 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 207 | 204 | 801 | 964 | 704 | 563 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
62 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 44 | 55 | 39 | 160 | 149 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 374 | 207 | 154 | 154 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — |
153 | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 438 | 436 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 334 | 438 | 83 | 59 | 0 |
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