Cape Mendocino Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.42° N 124.40° W

Issued: 10 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Mendocino sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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
0
calm
(0 km/h at 273°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

31 km NNE122 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12 °C1
1
overcast

Cape Mendocino- CA

33 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Eel River Buoy

36 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the N
(14 km/h at 350°)
12.9 °C-
-


BUOY-NJLC1

41 km NNE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the NNW
(11 km/h at 330°)
11.6 °C-
-


BUOY-HBYC1

42 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


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

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Benbow wx

65 km SE158 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Arcata/Eureka Airport

68 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.2 °C5
5
overcast

* 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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