Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 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
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 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
2
2
1
4
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
469
451
508
508
500
865
306
370
342
281
323
395
417
635
768
975
1024
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
N
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
0
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:35PM1.75m
1:26PM1.22m
00:04AM1.73m
2:13PM1.19m
00:34AM1.69m
3:03PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.62m
6:33AM-0.21m
5:52PM0.70m
7:10AM-0.21m
6:24PM0.77m
7:49AM-0.19m
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6:15
6:13
6:13
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8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
9
10
9
9
11
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
7
1.3
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
371
365
451
508
169
500
865
306
370
342
281
323
323
258
221
768
975
1024
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
7
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
27
27
17
28
508
169
31
285
200
193
186
276
395
417
635
216
184
135
112
84
121
123
148
217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
11
11
11
28
27
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
107
82
90
108
117
85
80
80
81
34
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
549
469
303
176
336
248
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
4
11
40
0
146
321
197
11
0
0
0
0
260
260
190
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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