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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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 7PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 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 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
1396 | 2194 | 2152 | 1970 | 2057 | 2273 | 2546 | 2338 | 2833 | 2549 | 1798 | 1831 | 1034 | 929 | 876 | 783 | 963 | 1503 | 1373 | 1029 | 1176 | 910 | 906 | 1108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.30m | 11:14PM2.07m | 1:22PM1.30m | 11:59PM2.09m | 2:19PM1.30m | 00:48AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.61m | 6:22AM-0.59m | 5:41PM0.68m | 7:12AM-0.63m | 6:31PM0.74m | 8:05AM-0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
160 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 62 | 61 | 1411 | 1034 | 929 | 876 | 58 | 123 | 273 | 452 | 683 | 731 | 910 | 906 | 834 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 19 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | 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 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
46 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 71 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 933 | 665 | 796 | 947 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 16 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 15 |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 103 | 43 | 42 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 10 |
1396 | 2194 | 2152 | 1970 | 2057 | 2273 | 2546 | 2338 | 2833 | 2549 | 1798 | 1831 | — | — | — | 783 | 963 | 1503 | 1373 | 1029 | 1176 | — | — | 1108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 322 | 321 | 320 | 319 | 216 | 218 | 218 | 320 | 321 | 321 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 312 | 320 | 321 | 319 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 177 |
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