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: 10–11ft, 9s period, rated Poor. First light looks cleanest — 9-10ft on SSW swell at 13s with strong NNW wind at 14mph. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 36mph from the NW and dropping conditions to poor.
Sun, May 17: 11–12ft, 10s period, rated Poor. A slow one — 11-12ft waves and poor conditions with 25mph out of the NNW. Expect the wind to bump up to around 33mph by PM.
Mon, May 18: 6–7ft, 10s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 6-7ft on WNW swell at 10s with light winds out of the N. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 22mph from the NW and dropping conditions to poor.
Tue, May 19: 6–7ft, 15s period, rated Fair. Early morning is your best window — 6-7ft waves on WNW swell at 9s with glassy conditions. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 10mph from the W and dropping conditions to fair.
Wed, May 20: 6–7ft, 14s period, rated Fair. First light looks cleanest — 6-7ft on WNW swell at 9s with calm winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 7mph, bringing conditions down to fair.