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Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 1PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | |
2261 | 2043 | 2926 | 2371 | 1874 | 1831 | 1210 | 895 | 858 | 783 | 942 | 1537 | 1309 | 974 | 933 | 1137 | 929 | 1123 | 1028 | 779 | 833 | 812 | 812 | 1723 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.30m | 11:59PM2.09m | 2:19PM1.30m | 00:48AM2.05m | 3:18PM1.30m | 1:41AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM-0.59m | 5:41PM0.68m | 7:12AM-0.63m | 6:31PM0.74m | 8:05AM-0.60m | 7:29PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
120 | 106 | 103 | 62 | 61 | 1441 | 1210 | 895 | 858 | 58 | 123 | 273 | 452 | 683 | 933 | 872 | 929 | 783 | 1028 | 779 | 649 | 812 | 812 | 1723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 71 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 119 | 674 | 796 | 886 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
7 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 75 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
2261 | 2043 | 2926 | 2371 | 1874 | 1831 | — | — | — | 783 | 942 | 1537 | 1309 | 974 | 715 | 1137 | — | 1123 | 747 | 711 | 833 | 528 | 352 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 216 | 117 | 218 | 320 | 321 | 321 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 320 | 320 | 117 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 146 | 200 | 321 | 11 | 4 |
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