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Virgin Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | |
233 | 237 | 205 | 218 | 399 | 377 | 595 | 580 | 503 | 568 | 553 | 515 | 690 | 472 | 465 | 528 | 451 | 667 | 416 | 427 | 675 | 708 | 655 | 848 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.69m | 11:02AM1.30m | 10:41PM1.74m | 11:52AM1.27m | 11:08PM1.76m | 12:40PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.04m | 4:16PM0.40m | 5:19AM-0.08m | 4:49PM0.51m | 5:56AM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 233 | 237 | 205 | 188 | 203 | 377 | 595 | 580 | 503 | 335 | 264 | 515 | 690 | 200 | 465 | 528 | 451 | 440 | 389 | 383 | 532 | 558 | 341 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 113 | 154 | 151 | 399 | 125 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 568 | 553 | 59 | 74 | 472 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 346 | 29 | 28 | 341 | 346 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 184 | 218 | 149 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 86 | 40 | 75 | 9 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 257 | 344 | 413 | 515 | 435 | 200 | 194 | — | 260 | 354 | 446 | 667 | 416 | 427 | 675 | 708 | 655 | 848 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 218 | 177 | 321 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 146 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 146 | 200 | 321 |
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