Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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Virgin Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Virgin Creek sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
936
813
852
817
834
834
742
742
809
924
865
723
651
457
327
306
264
201
201
258
258
258
258
258
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
N
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM1.35m
3:45AM1.61m
6:11PM1.41m
4:59AM1.42m
7:00PM1.49m
Low Tide
9:55AM-0.39m
9:54PM0.78m
10:51AM-0.24m
11:20PM0.71m
11:46AM-0.08m
00:44AM0.57m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
10
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
936
813
852
817
834
834
742
742
809
924
865
723
651
457
327
306
264
164
161
183
88
65
113
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
NW
7
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
251
303
184
113
116
116
116
145
109
154
209
154
104
99
171
133
130
168
139
84
120
117
77
258
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
79
80
80
54
53
53
52
51
154
109
109
109
152
74
109
150
162
201
201
258
258
258
258
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
9
Energy kJ
598
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
177
177
11
0
4
0
0
40
75
75
40
0
0
0
0
0
75
65
65
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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