Caspar Creek surf break

Caspar Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDT
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Caspar Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caspar Creek sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caspar Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Caspar Creek at 12PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (17 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Caspar Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
9
4
NW
9
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.6
WNW
14
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2511
2815
3103
3513
4095
4064
2663
1952
1864
1195
1023
1001
1198
1716
2073
1541
1176
1187
1264
1085
1028
1040
1104
975
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
30
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08PM2.12m
1:16PM1.33m
11:53PM2.13m
2:13PM1.33m
00:42AM2.09m
3:12PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:25AM-0.64m
5:44PM0.74m
7:15AM-0.68m
6:34PM0.80m
8:08AM-0.65m
7:32PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
11
1
1
1
0
2
4
6
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
165
165
120
106
101
62
60
60
1537
1195
1023
34
124
207
452
683
945
1187
1264
886
1028
779
875
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
19
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
7
7
12
12
12
25
25
59
59
58
72
34
46
46
47
45
829
796
70
69
69
96
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
NW
14
0.3
SW
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
7
6
12
12
13
31
50
49
46
49
44
46
45
43
42
69
69
39
39
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
9
4
NW
9
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.8
NNW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
2511
2815
3103
3513
4095
4064
2663
1952
1864
508
1001
1198
1716
2073
1541
1176
1085
939
1040
1104
975
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
310
209
107
209
310
311
311
7
7
6
7
104
310
310
107
7
7
7
7
136
190
311
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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