Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
11.8° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
372
437
396
467
538
630
1049
1077
1061
711
458
437
327
274
327
311
268
236
231
235
235
183
179
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
0
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:45PM1.24m
3:58AM1.70m
6:53PM1.29m
5:15AM1.57m
7:49PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:19AM-0.31m
9:50PM0.87m
11:25AM-0.23m
11:21PM0.84m
12:29PM-0.14m
00:52AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
10
8
7
6
6
5
5
9
8
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
334
318
437
396
467
538
243
1049
1077
1061
711
458
437
189
162
327
311
268
236
231
235
235
183
179
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
14
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Energy kJ
275
372
96
96
86
186
630
150
145
82
127
183
246
320
260
230
226
184
180
140
109
107
79
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
56
56
125
86
113
219
219
19
31
24
24
24
80
251
181
178
163
106
150
155
209
155
148
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
77
83
206
240
327
274
203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
73
128
146
19
0
0
0
0
128
200
321
0
0
0
4
0
128
258
258
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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