De Haven Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDT
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De Haven Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's De Haven Creek sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at De Haven Creek today?

The current surf forecast for De Haven Creek at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1119
1074
857
645
572
523
513
551
520
527
480
432
432
517
517
424
407
390
339
321
301
275
201
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
NNW
0
N
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:18PM1.30m
2:37AM1.78m
5:18PM1.34m
3:43AM1.59m
6:13PM1.40m
4:59AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.83m
9:55AM-0.36m
9:52PM0.81m
10:51AM-0.21m
11:20PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
18
18
15
14
13
12
15
18
19
18
16
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
14
12
11
10
11
13
17
17
14
13
12
11
15
17
18
17
15
13
13
13
15
14
16
15
14
12
11
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
850
1119
1074
857
645
572
523
513
551
520
527
480
432
432
517
517
424
407
390
339
321
301
275
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
90
89
122
119
112
79
236
303
184
113
116
116
116
113
109
154
154
154
109
55
103
148
158
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
72
33
32
32
32
32
79
80
80
96
30
53
52
29
111
109
109
109
111
109
75
27
28
201
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
984
542
457
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
195
0
20
0
0
0
0
145
195
0
0
0
0
0
0
95
46
20
0
0
0
0
0
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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