Surf-Forecast | Hare Creek Surf Guide

Lat Long: 39.42° N 123.81° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hare Creek sea temperature is

16.0°C

Hare Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: James Hershey

Hare Creek Surf Guide

Hare Creek in Mendocino County is an exposed sandbar break that does not work very often. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the west. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for - Rocks - Pollution.

Hare Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	inconsistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hare Creek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hare Creek occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Hare Creek (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hare Creek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in January while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

51%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hare Creek Location Map

Interactive Hare Creek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Hare Creek is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 173 km (107 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Hare Creek is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 207 km (129 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hare Creek Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 12:27 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Hare Creek look like?

Latest photos from Hare Creek. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: David Gillett Credit: James Hershey

Tides at Hare Creek

Current tide and informaton

For Noyo River, California, 1 km from Hare Creek.

Next High Water: 07:33pm | 1.46m

Next Low Water: 01:42pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hare Creek Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.0 °C) at Hare Creek is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite