Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salmon Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Salmon Creek at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
527
634
666
538
423
390
315
889
789
686
252
207
207
246
240
273
452
534
736
697
822
930
917
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM1.28m
11:16PM1.70m
1:13PM1.26m
11:42PM1.68m
2:01PM1.24m
00:12AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.74m
6:25AM-0.14m
6:05PM0.85m
7:00AM-0.15m
6:40PM0.94m
7:36AM-0.13m
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
15
15
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
9
8
10
8
9
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
257
253
249
288
278
299
226
226
19
8
8
200
154
207
150
221
255
255
194
736
697
822
930
917
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.3
WNW
19
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
28
27
17
17
17
18
18
31
31
31
42
75
74
149
146
240
273
452
534
105
86
58
84
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
11
8
14
14
11
11
31
17
2
6
12
28
41
107
246
81
41
69
75
54
84
104
49
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
423
527
634
666
538
423
390
315
889
789
686
252
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
6
80
181
181
148
23
6
6
6
143
181
181
123
6
6
0
0
37
1106
395
6
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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