Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Cape Mendocino, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
10.7° C
3.3° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cape Mendocino based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cape Mendocino right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cape Mendocino

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Fortuna

28 km NE60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 257°)
10
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

31 km NNE122 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the NW
(15 km/h at 310°)
19 °C8
8
few

Cape Mendocino- CA

33 km SW3 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.5 °C-
-


Eel River Buoy

36 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
13.6 °C-
-


BUOY-NJLC1

41 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(22 km/h at 210°)
13.2 °C-
-


BUOY-HBYC1

42 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Eureka

44 km NNE43 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSW
(8 km/h at 213°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-HBXC1

44 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Humboldt Bay- North Spit- CA

54 km N3 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Benbow wx

65 km SE158 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
37 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cape Mendocino and within an acceptable time window.

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