Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Salmon Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Salmon Creek at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
!
3
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
14
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3254
3328
3146
2886
2913
3023
3682
3322
3028
2245
2091
974
1172
784
944
1224
1308
1224
1676
970
804
755
687
754
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
10:53PM2.00m
1:12PM1.39m
11:39PM2.01m
2:09PM1.39m
00:28AM1.97m
3:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.79m
6:12AM-0.51m
5:51PM0.87m
7:03AM-0.54m
6:45PM0.93m
7:55AM-0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:19
Temp °C
12
10
8
8
10
16
17
19
19
17
19
18
17
20
19
19
16
15
14
14
17
21
19
19
4
3
2
3
6
11
10
14
14
11
13
11
12
15
13
14
11
12
11
11
14
18
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
WNW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
140
140
140
118
80
77
71
70
69
69
1442
974
800
784
67
104
120
203
1093
970
804
755
687
659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
13
13
12
31
31
31
30
45
44
34
34
33
51
43
44
366
469
417
478
41
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
12
12
12
13
13
28
26
32
32
30
15
44
48
44
44
44
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
3254
3328
3146
2886
2913
3023
3682
3322
3028
2245
2091
1172
944
1224
1308
1224
1676
676
754
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
181
180
180
170
23
80
180
181
181
23
23
23
6
172
180
181
180
6
11
6
0
6
60
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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