Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
12.3° 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: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
685
638
608
540
540
608
608
524
524
319
943
363
217
308
425
446
619
771
1402
1477
579
1082
1186
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SE
0
ESE
0
W
5
W
10
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42AM1.19m
7:59PM1.47m
7:58AM1.19m
8:29PM1.59m
9:08AM1.23m
9:00PM1.72m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.20m
2:27AM0.46m
2:04PM0.30m
3:12AM0.22m
2:48PM0.41m
3:55AM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
12
16
17
16
12
10
10
10
11
15
15
17
15
12
11
12
12
15
15
14
12
10
10
10
12
16
16
15
11
10
9
10
11
14
13
12
9
8
7
10
9
10
8
8
6
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.5
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
13
1.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
520
685
638
608
540
540
608
608
524
524
319
217
217
217
308
425
446
229
225
120
120
579
120
885
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
206
206
261
261
261
258
251
229
217
217
217
10
2
9
169
138
133
125
121
82
81
120
80
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
19
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
4
12
12
3
12
11
16
16
2
2
3
2
15
12
12
54
11
11
81
11
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
55
943
363
197
54
36
44
619
771
1402
1477
190
1082
1186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
27
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
37
37
181
123
81
81
6
146
180
181
182
181
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Salmon Creek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest