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Salmon Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Bodega Bay, California

Salmon Creek, Bodega Bay, California: 10–11 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 9 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 7.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.3 ft at 10:18 am.

Good

10–11 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 5 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:21 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.0 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
5 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
5.9 ft risinghigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 am
Water
64°F3/2
Air
67°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:48 amset 5:04 pm

Salmon Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Salmon Creek: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

No more daylight hours today.

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 Salmon Creek: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
10 am10–11 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.3 ft
4 pm9–10 ftPoor12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 180.5 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
10 am9–11 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW)6.2 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW)1.4 ft

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

At 9 am, sets at Salmon 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 140 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 11.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 140 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
69% 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?

Salmon Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 8 days at Salmon Creek: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 15–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–17 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–13 ft and Poor.

Salmon Creek surf height by day for the next 8 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510159–11Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 109–11Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1112–14Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 129–11Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1315–17Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 1411–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1515–18Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–11Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 17WedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25

Days 11–16 for Salmon 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
Salmon Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 109–11 ftGood6.0 ft · 12 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (NW)12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 1810 am
Wed, Nov 119–11 ftGood6.9 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (NW)5 mph onshore (WNW)10 am
Thu, Nov 1212–14 ftGood9.0 ft · 15 s · W11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1911 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 194 pm
Fri, Nov 139–11 ftPoor8.1 ft · 14 s · W14 mph onshore (W), gusts 2414 mph onshore (W), gusts 244 pm
Sat, Nov 1415–17 ftPoor to Fair16.7 ft · 18 s · W8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 148 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 144 pm
Sun, Nov 1511–13 ftPoor8.9 ft · 15 s · W14 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 2314 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 234 pm
Mon, Nov 1615–18 ftPoor12.1 ft · 19 s · W14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2314 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 234 pm
Tue, Nov 1710–11 ftPoor9.2 ft · 16 s · W13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 2113 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 214 pm

Salmon Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Salmon Creek today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.1 ft at 4:19 am, high 6.3 ft at 10:18 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm. At 9 am the tide is 5.9 ft and rising.

Tide height at Salmon Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 5.9 ft, risingLow 3.1 ft4:19 amHigh 6.3 ft10:18 amLow -0.3 ft5:41 pmHigh 4.6 ft12:37 amLow 3.4 ft4:50 amHigh 6.3 ft10:52 amLow 0.0 ft6:20 pmHigh 4.7 ft1:28 amLow 3.8 ft5:26 amHigh 6.4 ft11:26 amLow 0.4 ft7:04 pmHigh 4.8 ft2:26 am
Tide height at Salmon Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Salmon Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 4:19 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.6 ft at 12:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:50 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:52 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:20 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.7 ft at 1:28 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:26 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:04 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.8 ft at 2:26 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:02 amHigh 6.4 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:53 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.8 ft at 3:19 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:04 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:42 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:39 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.6 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.1 ft at 8:09 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:35 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:28 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.8 ft at 5:12 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:40 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:38 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:17 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.9 ft at 5:48 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:09 amHigh 4.6 ft at 3:53 pmLow 1.3 ft at 11:01 pm
Wed, Nov 18High 5.2 ft at 6:16 amLow 3.1 ft at 12:17 pm

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

Salmon Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Salmon Creek is about 64°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 66°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 66 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°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 Salmon Creek

Spots near Salmon Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Salmon CreekPortuguese BeachDoran BeachWright's BeachDuncan's Landing / Shell BeachGoat Rock / Russian River MouthDillon Beach

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About Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek is a rivermouth in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, facing west. Also called Salmon Creek Beach and Bodega Bay.

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