Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
!
!
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
13
2.1
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.4
WNW
11
3
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
1337
1742
982
1187
598
492
1291
1243
1210
1194
1402
1360
1187
968
904
876
673
577
524
768
759
751
734
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:47PM1.17m
11:01PM1.77m
1:29PM1.18m
11:34PM1.76m
2:10PM1.19m
00:09AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:42AM-0.25m
4:47PM0.79m
6:17AM-0.28m
5:23PM0.83m
6:53AM-0.28m
6:00PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:36
8:36
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
7
6
7
8
9
10
10
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
711
104
105
105
108
429
492
1291
1243
260
382
446
603
596
968
793
793
673
577
524
471
437
408
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
105
37
37
54
138
107
70
263
260
134
69
103
102
104
485
708
876
520
503
497
768
759
751
734
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.1
S
13
0.4
NNW
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
37
22
55
35
31
200
185
67
123
32
32
32
32
33
153
904
866
88
125
128
3
23
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
8
2.1
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
361
1337
1742
982
1187
598
447
1246
1210
1194
1402
1360
1187
703
173
433
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
64
200
321
320
320
40
40
11
11
146
200
321
19
4
0
11
11
128
177
64
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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