Salmon Creek 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Salmon Creek, Northern California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 9–10ft, 9s period, rated Poor. Slim pickings today — 10-11ft and poor with strong NNW wind at 27mph. Expect the wind to bump up to around 37mph by PM.
Sun, May 17: 11–12ft, 10s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 12-13ft and mostly poor with strong NNW wind at 25mph. Afternoon breeze fills in to 33mph.
Mon, May 18: 6–7ft, 10s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 7-8ft on WNW swell at 10s with light N winds. The NW wind kicks in by afternoon — 22mph and poor by then.
Tue, May 19: 6–7ft, 15s period, rated Fair. Early morning is your best window — 7-8ft waves on WNW swell at 9s with calm winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 10mph, bringing conditions down to fair.
Wed, May 20: 6–7ft, 14s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 6-7ft on WNW swell at 9s with calm winds. The W wind kicks in by afternoon — 7mph and fair by then.