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Willow Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Gorda, California

Willow Creek, Gorda, California: 14–16 ft, double overhead to triple overhead or bigger, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 10.7 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 4:25 pm.

Poor to Fair

14–16 ft

double overhead to triple overhead or bigger · occasional 17 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northwest at 4 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
10.7 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
4 mph (NNW)cross-shore
Tide
4.4 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 4:25 pm
Water
68°F2mm springsuit
Air
69°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:36 amset 5:03 pm

Willow Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Willow Creek: 6 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Willow Creek today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.102004715–17 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Good10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:36 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Willow Creek tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.102004710–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Great2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Willow Creek: 12 pm, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am15–17 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 114.7 ft
7 am15–17 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 115.5 ft
8 am15–17 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.2 ft
9 am13–15 ftGoodcalm6.5 ft
10 am14–16 ftPoor to Fair4 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.3 ft
11 am13–15 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 105.5 ft
12 pmnow12–14 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 124.4 ft
1 pm12–14 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 143.0 ft
2 pm11–12 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 171.7 ft
3 pm10–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.7 ft
4 pm10–12 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.1 ft
5 pm10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.2 ft
6 pm9–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 140.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 144.3 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 155.1 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 125.8 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)6.3 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreatcalm6.4 ft
11 am9–10 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm4.9 ft
1 pm8–10 ftGreat4 mph onshore (NW)3.7 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 102.3 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 101.1 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 110.3 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 120.0 ft

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

At 12 pm, sets at Willow 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 124 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 15.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 124 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
89% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 3.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Willow Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Willow Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 13–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–19 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–18 ft and Poor to Fair.

Willow 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 weekend510159–17Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 98–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–13Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1313–19Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 1412–18Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 1513–17Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 1610–15Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Willow 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
Willow Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 99–17 ftGood10.8 ft · 15 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 176 pm
Tue, Nov 108–11 ftGreat7.4 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 125 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1012 pm
Wed, Nov 117–12 ftGreat7.4 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ENE)4 mph onshore (W)4 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–15 ftGreat7.1 ft · 13 s · WNW4 mph cross-shore (SE)11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 246 am
Fri, Nov 1310–13 ftGood9.8 ft · 14 s · WNWcalm7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 167 am
Sat, Nov 1413–19 ftFair10.1 ft · 15 s · W8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1810 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 217 am
Sun, Nov 1512–18 ftPoor to Fair13.8 ft · 17 s · WNW5 mph onshore (WNW)9 mph onshore (W), gusts 194 pm
Mon, Nov 1613–17 ftFair12.6 ft · 15 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1417 mph onshore (NW), gusts 327 am
Tue, Nov 1710–15 ftFair—10 mph cross-shore (N)16 mph onshore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftGood—8 mph cross-shore (NW)14 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Willow Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Willow Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Willow Creek today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.1 ft at 2:54 am, high 6.5 ft at 9:04 am, low 0.1 ft at 4:25 pm and high 4.4 ft at 11:08 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Willow Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.4 ft, fallingLow 3.1 ft2:54 amHigh 6.5 ft9:04 amLow 0.1 ft4:25 pmHigh 4.4 ft11:08 pmLow 3.2 ft3:30 amHigh 6.4 ft9:36 amLow 0.0 ft5:02 pmHigh 4.3 ft11:59 pmLow 3.4 ft3:54 amHigh 6.2 ft10:05 amLow 0.2 ft5:46 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:01 am
Tide height at Willow Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Willow Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.1 ft at 2:54 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:04 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:08 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.2 ft at 3:30 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:36 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:59 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 3.4 ft at 3:54 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:05 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:46 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:01 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:19 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:41 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:30 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:06 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:52 amHigh 6.0 ft at 11:18 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:20 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.3 ft at 3:16 amLow 4.2 ft at 5:41 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:12 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.4 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.2 ft at 7:04 amHigh 5.2 ft at 12:49 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:05 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.4 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:01 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:55 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:51 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.7 ft at 5:28 amLow 3.6 ft at 10:42 amHigh 4.4 ft at 3:17 pm

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

Willow Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Willow Creek is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays near 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 68 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 68 to 68 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood68°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 Willow Creek

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About Willow Creek

Willow Creek is a point break in Gorda, Monterey County, California, facing west. Also called Willow Creek Picnic Area.

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