Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 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 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
477
469
399
595
575
307
297
291
242
242
176
130
256
398
267
193
207
239
236
223
253
356
334
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:29AM1.51m
5:55PM1.14m
3:21AM1.42m
6:44PM1.19m
4:26AM1.34m
7:23PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:07AM-0.05m
9:31PM0.94m
10:58AM-0.00m
10:55PM0.91m
11:49AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
11
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
10
10
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
485
477
469
399
595
575
307
297
291
242
242
176
130
166
217
207
193
188
239
159
137
253
356
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
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
SW
13
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
W
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
8
1
WNW
12
Energy kJ
88
86
69
55
203
158
127
121
118
85
85
84
100
83
42
38
152
207
108
236
223
95
111
334
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NW
8
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
208
208
206
206
15
37
33
9
59
75
71
105
84
75
75
150
36
59
178
201
214
151
166
111
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
77
73
38
53
54
45
31
45
101
256
398
267
132
92
83
77
96
152
208
275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
200
260
232
232
20
20
64
64
258
321
320
254
4
0
4
4
218
258
321
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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