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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 Tuesday 05 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hare Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Hare Creek at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
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 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
659 | 636 | 477 | 405 | 405 | 399 | 260 | 256 | 226 | 302 | 310 | 310 | 604 | 468 | 534 | 493 | 485 | 477 | 469 | 399 | 399 | 385 | 359 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.68m | 3:51PM1.16m | 1:39AM1.61m | 4:50PM1.14m | 2:23AM1.54m | 5:49PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM-0.16m | 7:40PM0.95m | 9:20AM-0.11m | 8:29PM0.99m | 10:10AM-0.05m | 9:34PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 659 | 636 | 477 | 405 | 405 | 399 | 260 | 256 | 176 | 173 | 310 | 214 | 604 | 468 | 534 | 493 | 485 | 477 | 469 | 399 | 399 | 385 | 359 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 129 | 181 | 373 | 131 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 226 | 302 | 135 | 310 | 310 | 236 | 214 | 116 | 109 | 83 | 65 | 76 | 203 | 158 | 127 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 71 | 70 | 17 | 147 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 183 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 222 | 81 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 77 | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 213 | 264 | 195 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 264 | 264 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 264 | 264 | 10 | 0 |
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