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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 21 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
9.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hare Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Hare Creek at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | |
529 | 640 | 868 | 813 | 798 | 817 | 834 | 834 | 727 | 742 | 924 | 924 | 865 | 708 | 699 | 537 | 468 | 306 | 264 | 201 | 201 | 258 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.83m | 5:11PM1.38m | 3:39AM1.64m | 6:05PM1.44m | 4:53AM1.45m | 6:54PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.42m | 9:57PM0.85m | 10:54AM-0.26m | 11:23PM0.77m | 11:49AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 329 | 389 | 868 | 813 | 798 | 817 | 834 | 834 | 727 | 742 | 924 | 924 | 865 | 708 | 699 | 537 | 468 | 306 | 264 | 182 | 125 | 109 | 251 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 366 | 251 | 303 | 184 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 109 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 115 | 151 | 133 | 130 | 139 | 139 | 164 | 258 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 95 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 74 | 109 | 150 | 162 | 201 | 201 | 258 | 37 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 529 | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 213 | 172 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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