Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 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 1.6°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 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (08 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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 Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.5
SW
19
1.8
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
0.7
SW
19
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
645
183
634
387
553
516
393
321
259
199
187
254
440
565
396
349
353
446
430
514
620
749
608
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM1.38m
6:16PM1.21m
4:10AM1.29m
6:55PM1.27m
5:24AM1.22m
7:28PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.04m
11:31PM1.00m
11:37AM0.08m
00:42AM0.87m
12:30PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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8:09
8:09
8:10
Temp °C
10
9
11
15
17
17
14
11
11
11
13
16
17
18
15
13
12
12
13
17
18
19
16
14
7
5
9
11
12
12
9
7
8
8
11
13
14
14
11
10
9
10
11
15
15
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
230
85
183
61
42
42
98
138
130
169
121
165
160
87
159
289
329
318
446
430
157
154
207
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
W
8
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
87
53
61
53
48
73
107
109
152
111
159
56
98
152
98
208
211
74
323
323
54
73
102
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
W
11
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
51
30
57
51
52
2
41
40
40
39
23
184
61
14
14
80
149
353
13
5
5
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
NW
6
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
97
645
147
634
387
553
516
393
321
259
199
187
254
440
565
396
349
233
205
211
514
620
749
608
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
180
23
6
170
6
181
181
180
180
123
6
6
6
80
181
181
140
23
6
6
6
6
60
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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