What are the current surf conditions at Virgin Creek?

Virgin Creek currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Virgin Creek?

The best time to surf Virgin Creek is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Virgin Creek Surf Report & Forecast

Fort Bragg, California

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🌬️ WIND

7
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.5
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.5ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

8kt

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AIR TEMP

12°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.7ft @
10s

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PRECIPITATION

0.2mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.5ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-2.7ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SSE	3kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	WSW	4kt	SSE	4kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	13°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	12°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	7kt	S	8kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	8kt	S	9kt	13°C	12°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	8kt	S	10kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	8kt	S	10kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	7kt	S	9kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	6kt	S	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	6kt	S	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	5kt	S	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	5kt	S	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm

Friday

Apr 10

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 2.3-2.5ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	10s	W	6kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	12°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	14s	WNW	7kt	S	7kt	12°C	12°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	14s	WNW	8kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	14s	WNW	9kt	SSE	10kt	12°C	12°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	14s	WNW	9kt	SSE	11kt	12°C	12°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	14s	WNW	8kt	SSE	10kt	12°C	12°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	14s	WNW	7kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	12°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	WNW	6kt	SE	6kt	12°C	12°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	WNW	7kt	SSE	9kt	12°C	12°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	WNW	8kt	SSE	11kt	12°C	12°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	13s	WNW	10kt	S	14kt	12°C	12°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	13s	WNW	9kt	S	12kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	13s	WNW	8kt	S	11kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	8kt	SSW	10kt	12°C	12°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	13s	WNW	8kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	13s	WNW	9kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	13s	WNW	9kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	7kt	S	10kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	6kt	S	7kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	4kt	S	4kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	5kt	SSE	5kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	6kt	SSE	6kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	7kt	SSE	7kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 2.3-3.9ft 💨 8-20kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	13s	WNW	8kt	S	9kt	12°C	13°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	WNW	9kt	S	10kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	WNW	10kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	12s	WNW	11kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	12s	WNW	12kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	13°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	WNW	13kt	SSW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	12s	WNW	14kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	16kt	S	21kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	17kt	SSE	23kt	12°C	13°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	18kt	SSE	24kt	12°C	13°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	19kt	SSE	26kt	12°C	13°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	20kt	S	27kt	11°C	13°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	20kt	S	26kt	11°C	13°C	0.8mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WNW	19kt	S	24kt	10°C	13°C	1.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WNW	19kt	SSW	23kt	9°C	13°C	1.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	W	17kt	S	21kt	9°C	13°C	1.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	WSW	16kt	SE	18kt	9°C	13°C	1.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	6s	SW	15kt	ESE	15kt	9°C	13°C	1.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	6s	SW	14kt	ESE	15kt	9°C	13°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	6s	SW	12kt	SE	14kt	9°C	13°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	6s	SW	11kt	SE	14kt	9°C	13°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	6s	SW	14kt	ESE	16kt	9°C	13°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	6s	SW	16kt	ESE	19kt	9°C	13°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	SW	18kt	E	22kt	10°C	13°C	0.7mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT20 excellent hours

🌊 4.2-5.9ft 💨 0-14kt 🌡️ 8-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	SW	14kt	SE	17kt	9°C	13°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	SW	10kt	SSE	13kt	9°C	13°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	SW	6kt	S	9kt	9°C	13°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	SW	6kt	SE	7kt	9°C	13°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	8s	WSW	6kt	E	6kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	WSW	6kt	NE	5kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	9s	WSW	7kt	ENE	6kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	9s	WSW	8kt	ENE	8kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	9s	WSW	10kt	ENE	9kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	10s	W	7kt	ESE	6kt	8°C	13°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	4kt	SSE	4kt	8°C	13°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	0kt	S	1kt	8°C	13°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	9°C	13°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	3kt	SW	3kt	9°C	13°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	4kt	W	4kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	10s	W	3kt	WNW	3kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	W	3kt	NW	3kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	WNW	5kt	NNW	6kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	6kt	N	7kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	6kt	N	7kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	5kt	N	7kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	5kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	13°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-5.9ft 💨 1-23kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	4kt	N	5kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	3kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	9s	WNW	3kt	ENE	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	9s	WNW	3kt	E	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	9s	WNW	4kt	E	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	WNW	3kt	E	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	WNW	3kt	ENE	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	WNW	3kt	ENE	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	WNW	2kt	N	3kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	WNW	2kt	NW	3kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	WNW	1kt	W	3kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	WNW	3kt	WNW	5kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	WNW	5kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	5.4ft	9s	WNW	7kt	NW	8kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	11s	W	11kt	NW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	15kt	NW	17kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	15s	SSW	20kt	NW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	21kt	NW	23kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	22kt	NW	24kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	23kt	NW	25kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	22kt	NW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	20kt	NNW	20kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	18kt	NNW	17kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.3-5.2ft 💨 8-22kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	17kt	NNW	17kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	17kt	NNW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NNW	16kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SW	15kt	NNW	15kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	W	14kt	NNW	14kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	WNW	13kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	W	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SW	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	12kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	W	12kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	WNW	12kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	WNW	13kt	NNW	12kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	NW	13kt	NNW	13kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	NW	14kt	NNW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	NW	16kt	NNW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	WNW	19kt	NW	19kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	WNW	22kt	NW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	13s	W	22kt	NW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SW	22kt	NW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	22kt	NNW	22kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	WSW	18kt	NNW	18kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	9s	W	13kt	NNW	14kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	7s	NW	8kt	N	11kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-4.2ft 💨 10-30kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	9s	NW	10kt	NNW	11kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	11s	NW	11kt	NNW	12kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	13s	WNW	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	13s	WNW	12kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	12s	WNW	11kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	WNW	11kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	WNW	11kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	WNW	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WNW	12kt	NNW	13kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WNW	13kt	NNW	14kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WNW	14kt	NNW	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WNW	15kt	NNW	16kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	W	18kt	NNW	20kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SW	20kt	NNW	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	23kt	NW	27kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	25kt	NW	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	28kt	NW	33kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	30kt	NW	36kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	SSW	29kt	NW	33kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SSW	29kt	NW	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	15s	SSW	28kt	NW	28kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	WSW	26kt	NNW	26kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	13s	W	24kt	NNW	25kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	NW	22kt	NNW	23kt	11°C	12°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.4ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:3-10kt SSE

Water Temperature:12-14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Virgin Creek in Mendocino County is an exposed beach break offering consistent surf, especially during the winter months. It works best with clean groundswells from the west and offshore winds from the east-southeast. The wave setup includes both left and right-handers, and the break is often crowded when conditions align. The most reliable clean surf is typically found in January. Hazards include rip currents, rocks, sharks, and localism.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionW

Ideal Wind DirectionESE

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