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Wages Creek Beach

California · United States

IntermediateBeach break39.651, -123.784

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Wages Creek Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near California — it picks up S–NW swell and turns cleanest in a NE–E wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.8°C (55°F) on average

Jan

11.4°C

52.5°F · 10–13°C

Feb

11°C

51.8°F · 8.5–13.2°C

Mar

10.9°C

51.6°F · 9.1–13.3°C

Apr

10.7°C

51.3°F · 8.6–13.1°C

May

10.8°C

51.4°F · 8.2–13.2°C

Jun

10.9°C

51.6°F · 8.5–12.9°C

Jul

11.8°C

53.2°F · 9.4–15.2°C

Aug

12.6°C

54.7°F · 10.3–15.3°C

Sep

12.8°C

55°F · 10.7–18°C

Oct

12.9°C

55.2°F · 10.7–16.8°C

Nov

12.7°C

54.9°F · 10.2–15.4°C

Dec

12°C

53.6°F · 10–15.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

S–NW

Best wind

NE–E

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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