Surf Forecast Cape Mendocino
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Cape Mendocino surfspot characteristics
Swell Window
S | N
Optimal Swell Direction
W
Swell Size
1ft - 1ft
Breaks over
sand
Wave type
beach
Wave direction
left | right
Optimal Wind Direction
E
Best Tides at
low | mid | high
More about Cape Mendocino surfspot
The westernmost and windiest area in California — very sharky, wild, and desolate. If you don’t live here, you probably won’t score it. Access is arduous along twisting Mattole Road from Ferndale, but once you reach the coast, the ocean is easily accessed from the road. Clearly visible as you drive is Sandbox, a wide, flat beachbreak with boulders offshore. Can be good on any tide with a small swell and zero wind. North wind is sideshore. Just before the road heads inland is McNutt Gulch, a punchy beachbreak surfable on small swells and medium-low tide. Must be windless or offshore and clean. Quick, wedgy, shifting peaks; some rocks. Semi-steep beach slope.