Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 PST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)--
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121218181716161515141413131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)359294236177171165300290343509537627713618722627636674704596539331326265
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.40
9:32AM
2.00
11:56PM
1.44
10:10AM
2.02
12:24AM
1.48
10:48AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
-0.07
3:21AM
1.03
4:48PM
-0.12
4:02AM
1.00
5:20PM
-0.14
4:43AM
0.95
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:31-------7:31--
Sunset-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415141415151414141514141515131212121211131312
Feels °C (?)13121312111313121212131212141211111010109111010
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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