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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 Saturday 02 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
286 | 349 | 281 | 397 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 768 | 975 | 911 | 996 | 1351 | 1351 | 1159 | 987 | 875 | 812 | 757 | 700 | 636 | 508 | 405 | 405 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.73m | 2:13PM1.19m | 00:34AM1.69m | 3:03PM1.16m | 1:08AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.70m | 7:10AM-0.21m | 6:24PM0.77m | 7:49AM-0.19m | 6:58PM0.83m | 8:31AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 286 | 349 | 281 | 397 | 323 | 281 | 309 | 768 | 975 | 911 | 996 | 1351 | 1351 | 1159 | 987 | 875 | 812 | 757 | 700 | 636 | 508 | 405 | 405 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 223 | 160 | 186 | 276 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 216 | 184 | 142 | 112 | 84 | 121 | 123 | 148 | 217 | 169 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 181 | 298 | 131 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | S 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNW 9 | SW 17 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 149 | 188 | 109 | 81 | 107 | 51 | 90 | 108 | 117 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 34 | 8 | 43 | 24 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 30 | 147 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 218 | 188 |
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