Sonoma County, California, United States
Salmon Creek
Advanced
Rivermouth break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.8–3.5 m
Any tide
A wild Sonoma coast rivermouth north of Bodega Bay with powerful, empty peaks on northwest swell. Cold, raw and one of the best uncrowded waves in Northern California; wetsuit boots mandatory.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCold WaterSharksRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- W, NW, WNW
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.8–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 38.3290, -123.0610
Facilities
ParkingToilets