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Virgin Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Fort Bragg, California

Virgin Creek, Fort Bragg, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 7 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 7.5 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.

Great

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the east at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:25 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
7.5 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 6:54 amset 5:04 pm

Virgin Creek surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Virgin Creek today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 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 Virgin Creek tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 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 Virgin 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 am8–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)3.5 ft
7 amnow9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 94.1 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 105.0 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
10 am8–10 ftGreatcalm6.4 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 116.4 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (NW), gusts 95.9 ft
1 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 144.8 ft
2 pm8–9 ftFair6 mph onshore (NW), gusts 123.4 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph onshore (NNW)1.9 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGood4 mph onshore (NNW)0.6 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)-0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)3.5 ft
7 am8–10 ftGreatcalm4.0 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph offshore (SE)4.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am8–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSW)6.2 ft
11 am7–9 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 116.5 ft
12 pm7–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 156.3 ft
1 pm8–9 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 175.6 ft
2 pm7–9 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 144.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (SW)3.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm1.6 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm0.5 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ESE)-0.2 ft

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

At 7 am, sets at Virgin Creek arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 145 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 145 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
61% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Virgin Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Virgin Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 13–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–18 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Great.

Virgin 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 weekend510156–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–10Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–13Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1313–18Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1410–13Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1514–17Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 1611–16Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 188–11Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Virgin 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
Virgin Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 106–10 ftGreat7.5 ft · 12 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 106 mph onshore (NW), gusts 126 am
Wed, Nov 117–10 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · WNW4 mph offshore (SE)7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 146 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–15 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · W6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1415 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 336 pm
Fri, Nov 138–13 ftGreat9.9 ft · 14 s · WNW22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 476 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 153 pm
Sat, Nov 1413–18 ftGreat24.2 ft · 18 s · WNW7 mph onshore (W), gusts 165 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1310 am
Sun, Nov 1510–13 ftGreat13.6 ft · 15 s · WNW7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 169 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 1614–17 ftGood10.9 ft · 17 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1310 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 227 am
Tue, Nov 1711–16 ftGreat—5 mph offshore (ESE)6 mph onshore (W)10 am
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftPoor—18 mph onshore (W)18 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 294 pm
Thu, Nov 198–11 ftPoor—18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 3016 mph onshore (NNW)1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Virgin Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Virgin Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Virgin 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 7 am the tide is 4.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Virgin 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 4.1 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 Virgin Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Virgin 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.

Virgin Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Virgin 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 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 Virgin Creek

Spots near Virgin Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Virgin CreekPudding CreekWard AvenueNoyo Harbor / River MouthHare CreekTen Mile River MouthSeaside Creek

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About Virgin Creek

Virgin Creek is a reef break in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west-northwest.

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