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Salmon Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Sonoma (10 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Salmon Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
638 | 608 | 550 | 524 | 319 | 336 | 363 | 217 | 308 | 361 | 383 | 838 | 1815 | 1877 | 1775 | 486 | 1377 | 1121 | 972 | 954 | 705 | 1087 | 1249 | 1276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:58AM1.19m | 8:29PM1.59m | 9:08AM1.23m | 9:00PM1.72m | 10:13AM1.28m | 9:34PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.46m | 2:04PM0.30m | 3:12AM0.22m | 2:48PM0.41m | 3:55AM-0.02m | 3:31PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 638 | 608 | 550 | 524 | 319 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 308 | 361 | 383 | 229 | 161 | 120 | 120 | 486 | 88 | 88 | 972 | 181 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 251 | 229 | 171 | 217 | 217 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 169 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 13 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 80 | 121 | 147 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | — | W 20 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | 251 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 11 | 81 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 11 | — | 8 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 91 | 70 | 336 | 363 | 197 | 69 | 52 | 72 | 838 | 1815 | 1877 | 1775 | 353 | 1377 | 1121 | 716 | 954 | 705 | 1087 | 1249 | 1276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 181 | 181 | 123 | 81 | 123 | 123 | 180 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 181 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 181 | 80 | 80 |
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