Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 PDT
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Salmon Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salmon Creek sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salmon Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Salmon Creek at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Salmon Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1876
615
1775
579
1224
1081
972
920
722
1190
1289
1368
1448
1076
829
790
1371
1829
2036
1778
1927
1884
1757
1784
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:00PM1.72m
10:13AM1.28m
9:34PM1.84m
11:15AM1.33m
10:12PM1.94m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.41m
3:55AM-0.02m
3:31PM0.55m
4:39AM-0.24m
4:16PM0.67m
5:25AM-0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
16
15
13
11
11
10
12
16
17
19
15
12
11
10
12
17
19
18
14
11
11
10
11
16
9
8
8
7
8
8
11
13
13
13
9
7
6
6
8
12
12
10
7
4
4
3
4
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.5
WNW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
2.1
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
121
120
120
579
88
88
972
181
175
264
264
226
255
245
236
229
226
193
191
191
204
212
212
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
54
82
81
120
80
121
200
44
44
8
7
7
32
31
61
95
2
2
2
2
7
15
60
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
20
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
13
11
11
81
10
11
44
11
11
8
7
2
2
2
7
50
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1876
615
1775
277
1224
1081
618
920
722
1190
1289
1368
1448
1076
829
790
1371
1829
2036
1778
1927
1884
1757
1784
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
181
182
181
6
6
6
0
6
181
181
180
180
80
6
6
181
181
180
180
180
180
180
180
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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