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Hare Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Hare Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hare Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hare Creek sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hare Creek today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hare Creek at 11AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hare Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1055 | 1281 | 1511 | 1901 | 2162 | 2077 | 2262 | 2389 | 2178 | 2212 | 1626 | 2346 | 1504 | 1351 | 929 | 745 | 734 | 649 | 587 | 582 | 2124 | 1308 | 1161 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.16m | 9:53PM1.80m | 11:55AM1.18m | 10:23PM1.81m | 12:41PM1.19m | 10:55PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.11m | 3:36PM0.70m | 5:08AM-0.21m | 4:13PM0.79m | 5:45AM-0.27m | 4:50PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1055 | 913 | 845 | 768 | 653 | 2077 | 2262 | 2389 | 2178 | 2212 | 1626 | 2346 | 1504 | 1351 | 929 | 745 | 734 | 649 | 587 | 458 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 848 | 1281 | 1511 | 1901 | 2162 | 526 | 388 | 314 | 238 | 176 | 243 | 145 | 145 | 152 | 118 | 115 | 111 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 37 | 54 | 138 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 26 | SW 26 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 236 | 180 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 313 | 375 | 381 | 347 | 569 | 531 | 470 | 468 | 568 | 582 | 2124 | 1308 | 1161 | 817 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 109 | 195 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 213 | 213 | 315 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 213 | 316 | 316 | 315 | 46 |
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