Fort Bragg · Mendocino County · California
Hare Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Fort Bragg, California
Hare Creek, Fort Bragg, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 7 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 7.7 ft at 12 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 10:35 am.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 7.7 ft · 12 s · WNW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.1 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 am
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 57°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:53 amset 5:04 pm
Hare Creek surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hare Creek: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Hare Creek: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 7 amnow | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 9 | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 9 | 5.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14 | 4.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 1.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | -0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 9 | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 6.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 6.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 5.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 4.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW), gusts 9 | 3.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 0.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (SE) | -0.1 ft |
Hare Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 7 am, sets at Hare Creek arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 176 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Hare Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hare Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–12 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–12 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hare Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–6 ft | Great | 7.7 ft · 12 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–7 ft | Great | 8.8 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–8 ft | Great | 11.4 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 15 | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–8 ft | Great | 10.9 ft · 14 s · WNW | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 46 | 6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–12 ft | Great | 25.2 ft · 17 s · W | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Great | 14.3 ft · 15 s · WNW | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15 | 10 mph onshore (SW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–11 ft | Good | 7.1 ft · 17 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 13 | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–6 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 6 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph onshore (W) | 21 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 30 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–6 ft | Fair | — | 20 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 31 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hare Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hare Creek tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hare Creek today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 4.8 ft at 12:06 am, low 3.1 ft at 4:40 am, high 6.5 ft at 10:35 am and low -0.6 ft at 5:56 pm. At 7 am the tide is 4.1 ft and rising.
Hare Creek tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 4.8 ft at 12:06 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 amLow -0.6 ft at 5:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.7 ft at 12:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:11 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:07 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.8 ft at 1:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:47 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.2 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.0 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:26 amHigh 6.6 ft at 12:22 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 5.0 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:20 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:59 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:29 amHigh 5.6 ft at 1:47 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.7 ft at 5:12 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:56 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:47 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 5:55 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:20 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hare Creek water temperature
The water temperature at Hare Creek is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 63°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Hare Creek
- Noyo Harbor / River Mouth0.8 mi NNE · 0–1 ft · Poor
- Pudding Creek2.9 mi N · 8–9 ft · Great
- Virgin Creek3.8 mi N · 7–8 ft · Great
- Caspar Cove3.9 mi S · 4 ft · Great
- Ward Avenue6.5 mi NNE · 7–8 ft · Great
- Big River8.1 mi S · 5–7 ft · Good
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About Hare Creek
Hare Creek is a rivermouth in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west.
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