Caspar Creek surf break

Caspar Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caspar Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Caspar Creek at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
439
447
380
319
270
263
361
444
463
303
446
781
1502
1979
559
1291
1123
352
403
721
1006
1286
1001
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.23m
8:44PM1.63m
9:17AM1.25m
9:15PM1.78m
10:21AM1.28m
9:49PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.47m
2:07PM0.26m
3:15AM0.20m
2:48PM0.36m
4:02AM-0.08m
3:29PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:20
8:20
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
8
9
10
10
11
10
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
7
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
176
439
447
380
319
270
263
361
444
463
303
446
781
123
104
559
102
102
297
291
302
371
295
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
NW
6
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
19
Energy kJ
460
109
196
188
242
242
242
242
242
186
290
239
168
64
81
102
104
123
69
229
11
3
14
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
W
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
322
207
25
24
16
16
4
2
10
38
138
125
72
13
25
104
11
11
100
68
8
3
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
2.3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
NW
6
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Energy kJ
77
69
54
60
52
35
25
41
51
49
67
1502
1979
349
1291
1123
352
403
721
1006
1286
1001
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
167
270
191
7
0
7
7
75
310
311
270
266
52
7
7
7
136
209
311
209
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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