Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
392
262
255
290
343
320
313
297
281
225
199
152
152
165
231
263
362
357
463
434
400
508
501
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM1.29m
5:15AM1.57m
7:49PM1.37m
6:38AM1.47m
8:33PM1.46m
7:56AM1.40m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.84m
12:29PM-0.14m
00:52AM0.73m
1:27PM-0.06m
2:06AM0.56m
2:18PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:22
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
8
8
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
11
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
S
15
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
Energy kJ
376
228
153
143
290
343
125
121
209
281
225
199
152
152
109
152
145
136
132
463
434
400
508
501
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
246
320
260
255
187
164
150
155
111
155
79
79
109
118
165
231
263
362
357
112
129
109
93
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
10
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
41
251
181
80
163
106
85
129
129
107
148
103
68
88
87
87
87
85
89
89
84
52
48
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
292
392
262
239
320
313
297
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
321
321
4
0
0
4
0
128
258
254
11
0
0
0
0
321
258
258
0
0
0
0
0
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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