Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salmon Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Salmon Creek at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1383
1250
952
920
956
1092
1230
1018
814
700
584
584
513
540
554
543
532
480
480
480
392
341
327
334
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
0
NW
0
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM1.39m
2:21AM1.72m
5:00PM1.41m
3:27AM1.55m
5:54PM1.46m
4:42AM1.37m
Low Tide
8:50AM-0.41m
8:55PM0.95m
9:48AM-0.29m
10:15PM0.90m
10:46AM-0.15m
11:39PM0.78m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:21
8:22
8:22
Temp °C
15
18
17
16
13
12
12
11
13
18
17
16
12
10
9
9
11
16
15
15
12
10
10
10
14
16
15
14
12
11
11
10
13
17
15
14
11
9
7
7
9
14
12
13
11
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1383
1250
952
920
956
1092
1230
1018
814
700
584
584
513
540
554
543
532
480
480
480
392
341
327
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
162
162
65
87
84
80
78
133
236
236
80
82
113
82
112
77
111
197
154
75
73
73
137
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
63
64
36
36
60
60
59
58
80
80
133
51
49
50
48
26
75
75
75
109
108
25
25
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
9
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
645
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
11
37
37
6
0
0
0
0
11
37
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
39
33
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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