Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1
NW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
2.1
NW
14
3
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
201
255
255
258
258
258
258
264
376
349
496
796
597
486
581
640
640
555
550
556
563
1704
3469
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM1.49m
6:22AM1.26m
7:44PM1.57m
7:45AM1.16m
8:22PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:46AM-0.08m
00:44AM0.57m
12:38PM0.08m
1:56AM0.39m
1:27PM0.25m
2:55AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
8
9
11
9
9
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
8
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
14
3
NW
14
Energy kJ
214
121
125
161
126
175
175
139
112
100
349
496
796
597
486
581
640
640
555
397
325
435
1704
3469
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
130
181
164
126
161
86
67
65
103
376
98
93
291
140
140
217
214
348
367
550
556
563
556
367
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
NW
16
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
160
201
255
255
258
258
258
258
264
105
105
251
57
44
33
25
174
20
20
20
20
41
8
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
16
74
193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
103
103
64
0
0
0
0
0
75
75
55
0
0
0
0
0
75
321
959
19
64
64
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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