Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
11.2° 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 5PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
1
2
!
4
2
3
4
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
3
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1099999101011101010121111111111111118181018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)964132588793912151124126412751178852694659710638515462375375341254319316358312
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
E
0
E
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonglasscross-
on
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.33
2:23AM
1.95
4:24PM
1.22
3:12AM
1.91
5:53PM
1.18
4:13AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
-0.10
7:53PM
0.65
9:30AM
-0.12
8:38PM
0.79
10:37AM
-0.11
9:38PM
0.89
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise7:15-------7:13-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:29-------7:30----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C81110999999101098910111316141312131311
Feels °C (?)6866886787666788111311111010118
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