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Redwood Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Redwood Creek surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Redwood Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Redwood Creek sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Redwood Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Redwood Creek at 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Redwood Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
297 | 281 | 330 | 404 | 426 | 345 | 466 | 869 | 814 | 800 | 773 | 695 | 670 | 595 | 541 | 551 | 586 | 733 | 259 | 154 | 126 | 292 | 208 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:04PM2.50m | 9:40AM2.07m | 9:37PM2.66m | 10:42AM2.15m | 10:13PM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.94m | 3:40AM0.84m | 3:15PM1.03m | 4:26AM0.52m | 4:00PM1.13m | 5:11AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 297 | 281 | 330 | 404 | 426 | 345 | 466 | 869 | 814 | 800 | 773 | 695 | 670 | 595 | 541 | 551 | 586 | 98 | 154 | 154 | 126 | 292 | 86 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 103 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 225 | 225 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 77 | 27 | 93 | 118 | 90 | 125 | 208 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | W 20 | SW 13 | SW 16 | N 6 | WNW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 132 | 103 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 127 | 23 | 100 | 124 | 122 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 733 | 259 | 74 | — | — | 77 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 141 | 4 | 4 | 514 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 344 | 411 | 514 | 230 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 514 |
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