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Pudding Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Fort Bragg, California

Pudding Creek, Fort Bragg, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 8.6 ft at 13 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.

Great

9–11 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the northwest at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:25 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
8.6 ft · 13 s · WNW
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
5.0 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
63°Ffeels like 64°F
Sun
rise 6:54 amset 5:04 pm

Pudding Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pudding Creek: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pudding Creek today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–12 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:54 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Pudding Creek tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pudding Creek: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)3.5 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 94.1 ft
8 amnow9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 105.0 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreatcalm6.4 ft
11 am9–11 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 116.4 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (NW), gusts 95.9 ft
1 pm9–10 ftPoor to Fair7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 144.8 ft
2 pm10–11 ftFair6 mph onshore (NW), gusts 123.4 ft
3 pm10–11 ftGood6 mph onshore (NNW)1.9 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGood5 mph onshore (NNW)0.6 ft
5 pm10–12 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)-0.3 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreatcalm-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)3.5 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat3 mph offshore (ESE)4.0 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (SE)4.7 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSW)6.2 ft
11 am9–11 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 116.5 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 156.3 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 175.6 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 144.4 ft
3 pm10–11 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (SW)3.0 ft
4 pm10–11 ftGreatcalm1.6 ft
5 pm11–12 ftGreatcalm0.5 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)-0.2 ft

Pudding Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 8 am, sets at Pudding Creek arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 141 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 141 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
64% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pudding Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pudding Creek: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 15–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–17 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Great.

Pudding Creek surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510159–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1112–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–13Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1515–19Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 1611–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 179–12Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 1811–13Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pudding Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Pudding Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 109–12 ftGreat7.6 ft · 12 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 106 mph onshore (NW), gusts 126 am
Wed, Nov 119–12 ftGreat8.8 ft · 13 s · WNW4 mph offshore (SE)7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 146 pm
Thu, Nov 1212–15 ftGreat10.8 ft · 15 s · W6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1516 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 346 pm
Fri, Nov 139–13 ftGreat10.2 ft · 14 s · WNW22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 476 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 153 pm
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftGreat24.7 ft · 18 s · W7 mph onshore (W), gusts 175 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 134 pm
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftGreat13.9 ft · 15 s · WNW7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 1610 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 1615–19 ftFair10.1 ft · 17 s · WNW6 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 1310 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 227 am
Tue, Nov 1711–15 ftGreat—5 mph offshore (ESE)6 mph onshore (W)7 am
Wed, Nov 189–12 ftPoor—18 mph onshore (W)19 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 294 pm
Thu, Nov 1911–13 ftPoor—19 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 3016 mph onshore (NNW)7 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pudding Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pudding Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pudding Creek today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 4.8 ft at 12:07 am, low 3.1 ft at 4:40 am, high 6.5 ft at 10:35 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at Pudding Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-202468Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 5.0 ft, risingHigh 4.8 ft12:07 amLow 3.1 ft4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft10:35 amLow -0.5 ft5:55 pmHigh 4.8 ft12:54 amLow 3.4 ft5:12 amHigh 6.5 ft11:07 amLow -0.2 ft6:34 pmHigh 4.8 ft1:42 amLow 3.8 ft5:47 amHigh 6.6 ft11:43 amLow 0.2 ft7:16 pmHigh 5.0 ft2:32 am
Tide height at Pudding Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pudding Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 4.8 ft at 12:07 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.8 ft at 12:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:12 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:07 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:34 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 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 13High 5.0 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:24 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:03 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.1 ft at 3:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:24 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:57 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:50 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.9 ft at 4:22 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:27 amHigh 5.6 ft at 1:48 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:39 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.9 ft at 5:14 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:54 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:49 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:25 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.1 ft at 5:55 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:20 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Pudding Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Pudding Creek is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 64°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 61 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

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 Pudding Creek

Spots near Pudding Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Pudding CreekVirgin CreekNoyo Harbor / River MouthHare CreekWard AvenueTen Mile River MouthCaspar Cove

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About Pudding Creek

Pudding Creek is a rivermouth in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Glass Beach.

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