Virgin Creek surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 03 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
12.1° 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 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.6m)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 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
862
799
700
636
477
405
405
374
311
306
234
302
310
310
604
700
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NNW
0
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
0
NW
0
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.69m
3:03PM1.16m
1:08AM1.64m
3:57PM1.13m
1:45AM1.58m
4:56PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.77m
7:49AM-0.19m
6:58PM0.83m
8:31AM-0.15m
7:37PM0.88m
9:17AM-0.10m
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
862
799
700
636
477
405
405
374
311
306
234
214
170
173
604
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
184
142
112
84
121
123
148
217
169
127
127
129
181
373
131
268
217
217
226
302
310
310
310
236
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
108
117
85
80
80
81
34
19
8
77
70
71
70
17
147
16
16
13
13
13
125
186
13
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
40
62
19
0
0
0
128
177
177
19
0
0
0
0
128
258
322
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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