Salmon Creek Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.35° N 123.07° W

Salmon Creek WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salmon Creek sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.1° 

Salmon Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Salmon Creek surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, NW swell with 2,920 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salmon Creek this week:

The surf forecast for Salmon Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salmon Creek in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 17s
Best Surf 8PM (Fri 9th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 10th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salmon Creek over the next 16 days.


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