Klamath · Del Norte County · California
Wilson Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Klamath, California
Wilson Creek, Klamath, California: 11–13 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 8.3 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 12 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm.
11–13 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft
- Swell
- 8.3 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 12 mph (SSE), gusts 22cross-shore
- Tide
- 7.1 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 55°Ffeels like 48°F
- Sun
- rise 6:58 amset 5:02 pm
Wilson Creek surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Wilson Creek: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
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 Wilson Creek: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22 | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 22 | 7.7 ft |
| 11 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 26 | 7.7 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 11–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 7.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 23 | 5.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 25 | 4.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 2.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 23 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22 | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 12–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 15 | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | 7.1 ft |
| 11 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 7.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 7.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 6.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 5.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 3.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15 | 0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | -0.3 ft |
Wilson Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Wilson Creek arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 162 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 71% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Wilson Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Wilson Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 18–23 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 18–23 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 14–18 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Wilson Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 9–13 ft | Poor | 10.1 ft · 14 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 11–13 ft | Poor | 8.8 ft · 13 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 11–15 ft | Poor | 8.8 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 12–16 ft | Poor | 10.7 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–13 ft | Poor | 4.5 ft · 10 s · SW | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 25 | 32 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 18–23 ft | Poor | 18.1 ft · 16 s · W | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 24 | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 27 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 14–18 ft | Poor | 7.7 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 11–19 ft | Poor | 13.7 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 8–10 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8–11 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Wilson Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Wilson Creek tide chart and tide times
Tides at Wilson Creek today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.5 ft at 4:45 am, high 7.8 ft at 10:37 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.1 ft and falling.
Wilson Creek tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.5 ft at 4:45 amHigh 7.8 ft at 10:37 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 6.0 ft at 12:25 amLow 3.6 ft at 5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:09 amLow -0.3 ft at 6:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 6.0 ft at 1:12 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:49 amHigh 7.8 ft at 11:39 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:56 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 6.0 ft at 1:51 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:23 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:36 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 6.0 ft at 2:40 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:01 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:19 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 6.1 ft at 3:30 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:48 amHigh 7.4 ft at 1:33 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 6.1 ft at 4:23 amLow 5.0 ft at 8:55 amHigh 6.7 ft at 2:15 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:57 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.9 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.6 ft at 10:11 amHigh 6.0 ft at 3:16 pmLow 1.5 ft at 10:43 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.1 ft at 6:06 amLow 4.3 ft at 11:37 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Wilson Creek water temperature
The water temperature at Wilson Creek is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 48°F and a 12 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.
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 Wilson Creek
- Klamath River Mouth4.0 mi SSE · 11–13 ft · Poor to Fair
- Enderts Beach8.0 mi NNW · 8–10 ft · Poor
- Crescent City South Beach10 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Poor
- Whaler Island10 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Poor
- Pebble Beach13 mi NNW · 9–11 ft · Poor
- Point St. George15 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
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About Wilson Creek
Wilson Creek is a cove in Klamath, Del Norte County, California, facing west. Also called False Klamath Cove.
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