Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 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
12.2° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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 Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
6
0.7
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
302
310
310
604
468
534
493
485
477
469
399
595
509
359
297
450
242
242
176
160
517
256
207
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:45AM1.58m
4:56PM1.12m
2:29AM1.51m
5:55PM1.14m
3:21AM1.42m
6:44PM1.19m
Low Tide
9:17AM-0.10m
8:26PM0.92m
10:07AM-0.05m
9:31PM0.94m
10:58AM-0.00m
10:55PM0.91m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
Energy kJ
193
230
170
173
604
468
534
493
485
477
469
399
595
509
359
297
450
242
242
176
160
166
164
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
226
302
310
310
310
236
214
77
75
73
61
47
203
158
125
121
118
85
85
84
100
83
65
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
13
13
123
183
6
6
15
208
208
208
206
206
15
37
33
32
59
75
109
105
84
75
75
150
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
Energy kJ
45
68
79
77
61
55
54
62
31
31
34
51
517
256
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
146
258
258
64
0
0
0
0
146
321
320
19
19
4
19
64
218
258
320
254
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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