Salmon Creek surf break

Salmon Creek surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 22 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
10.8° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
448
400
400
400
400
400
348
368
360
327
307
256
220
203
203
203
203
203
201
229
212
272
334
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM1.55m
5:54PM1.46m
4:42AM1.37m
6:43PM1.53m
6:04AM1.23m
7:26PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:46AM-0.15m
11:39PM0.78m
11:44AM0.00m
00:55AM0.62m
12:38PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
10
10
11
15
16
15
12
11
10
11
11
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
9
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
8
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
Energy kJ
466
448
400
400
400
400
400
348
368
360
327
307
256
220
200
168
168
145
113
108
108
108
272
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
143
77
111
197
152
109
73
73
137
141
155
201
159
203
203
203
203
203
203
201
229
183
86
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
S
12
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
48
48
75
75
75
73
108
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
24
61
24
147
198
212
132
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
33
39
12
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
33
39
39
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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