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Seaside Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Fort Bragg, California

Seaside Creek, Fort Bragg, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.5 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 12:07 am.

Great

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the east-southeast at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
7.5 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
1.5 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 12:07 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
57°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:52 amset 5:05 pm

Seaside Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Seaside Creek: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Seaside Creek today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Great1 pm: Great2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:52 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Seaside Creek tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 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 Seaside Creek: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreatcalm3.8 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreatcalm4.7 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.7 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (SE)6.5 ft
10 am9–10 ftGreatcalm6.8 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW)6.5 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm5.7 ft
1 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm4.4 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW)2.8 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm1.3 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm0.2 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm-0.4 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGreatcalm3.5 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 94.2 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreatcalm5.1 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreatcalm6.0 ft
10 am9–10 ftGreatcalm6.5 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 116.6 ft
12 pm8–10 ftFair6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 136.1 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 115.0 ft
2 pm7–8 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 103.6 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm2.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm0.7 ft
5 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm-0.2 ft
6 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm-0.5 ft

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

At 8 pm, sets at Seaside 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 159 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 159 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Seaside Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

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

Seaside 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 weekend510158–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–10Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–14Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–13Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1512–16Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 169–14Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–10Wed, Nov 18: Poor to FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Seaside 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
Seaside Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–11 ftGreat12.0 ft · 15 s · WNWcalm4 mph onshore (WSW)7 am
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat7.0 ft · 12 s · Wcalm5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 106 am
Wed, Nov 118–10 ftGreat7.9 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 106 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 146 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–14 ftGreat10.7 ft · 15 s · W5 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1114 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 295 pm
Fri, Nov 139–13 ftGreat10.8 ft · 14 s · W18 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3922 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 546 am
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftGreat21.8 ft · 16 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 134 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 91 pm
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftGreat13.8 ft · 15 s · WNW14 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 3113 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 327 am
Mon, Nov 1612–16 ftGreat9.4 ft · 17 s · W8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 20calm7 am
Tue, Nov 179–14 ftGreat—6 mph offshore (E)4 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 188–10 ftPoor to Fair—17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2214 mph onshore (NW), gusts 1910 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Seaside Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Seaside Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Seaside Creek today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 4:08 am, high 6.8 ft at 10:04 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:21 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 1.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Seaside Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.5 ft, risingLow 3.0 ft4:08 amHigh 6.8 ft10:04 amLow -0.4 ft5:21 pmHigh 4.9 ft12:07 amLow 3.2 ft4:42 amHigh 6.6 ft10:37 amLow -0.5 ft5:57 pmHigh 4.9 ft12:55 amLow 3.5 ft5:13 amHigh 6.7 ft11:09 amLow -0.1 ft6:36 pmHigh 5.0 ft1:41 am
Tide height at Seaside Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Seaside Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.0 ft at 4:08 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:04 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:21 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 4.9 ft at 12:07 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:42 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:37 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:57 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.9 ft at 12:55 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:13 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:09 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.0 ft at 1:41 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:48 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.1 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:28 amHigh 6.8 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:05 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.1 ft at 3:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:22 amHigh 6.2 ft at 1:01 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:50 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.1 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 8:31 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:48 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:41 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.9 ft at 5:13 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:57 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:48 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:26 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.0 ft at 5:56 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:20 am

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

Seaside Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Seaside Creek is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°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 Seaside Creek

Spots near Seaside Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Seaside CreekTen Mile River MouthWard AvenueChadbourne GulchVirgin CreekDeHaven CreekPudding Creek

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About Seaside Creek

Seaside Creek is a beach break in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west. Also called Seaside Beach.

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Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.