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Surf Break: Russian Rivermouth

Russian Rivermouth in Sonoma is an exposed river break that only works when conditions are just right The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks favour rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of sharks, rips and rocks.

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Overall Russian Rivermouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Russian Rivermouth surf quality by season and Russian Rivermouth surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Sonoma County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Russian Rivermouth

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Russian Rivermouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Goat Rock	1 mi
Second closest break	Mystos	7 mi
Third closest break	Salmon Creek	7 mi
Fourth closest break	The Fort	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Bill's Bowls	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Russian Rivermouth:
Closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	17 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	50 mi
Third closest wave buoy	PT Arena Buoy	68 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	76 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	121 mi
Tide stations nearest to Russian Rivermouth:
Closest tide station	Fort Ross, California	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Bodega Harbor entrance, California	11 mi
Third closest tide station	Tomales Bay entrance, California	17 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tomales Bay Entrance, California	17 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tomales Bay Entrance, California (2)	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Russian Rivermouth:
Closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	158 mi
Second closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	160 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	161 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Boreal Mountain (United States)	162 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sugar Bowl (United States)	162 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Russian Rivermouth:
Closest city location	Monte Rio (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Guerneville (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Bodega Bay (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Occidental (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Forestville (United States)	13 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Russian Rivermouth is Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA, 107 km (66 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Russian Rivermouth is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in USA is 137 km (85 miles) away.
• Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Russian Rivermouth and is 143 km (89 miles) away.