Orick, United States

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Redwood Creek Beach, California 2019-09-26 — redwood creek. Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Orick

Orick is a town in California, United States. From Orick you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is redwood creek, a surf spot 2.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ACV, 35 km away.

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Staying in Orick

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ACV, 35 km, CEC, 57 km, MFR, 156 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Orick.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Orick each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Orick too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Sun 25

Big Lagoon14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Trinidad, 12 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft395 kJ

9 ft1365 kJ

4 ft134 kJ

4 ft394 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft211 kJ

9 ft1036 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Big Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,365kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft11 ssoft	394kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,036kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	14°C

Dry Lagoon8.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft395 kJ

9 ft1365 kJ

4 ft134 kJ

4 ft394 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft211 kJ

9 ft1036 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dry Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,365kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	394kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	211kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,036kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	14°C

Freshwater Lagoon4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft369 kJ

9 ft1365 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft402 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft208 kJ

9 ft1038 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Freshwater Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,365kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	402kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	208kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,038kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	14°C

Gold Bluffs Beach12.2 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft438 kJ

9 ft1331 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

4 ft320 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

9 ft1025 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gold Bluffs Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,331kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	5 ft9 smushy	344kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	202kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,025kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	15°C

Patricks Point19.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Trinidad, 8 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft438 kJ

9 ft1400 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

5 ft360 kJ

4 ft215 kJ

9 ft1051 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Patricks Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	438kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,400kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	360kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	215kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,051kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	14°C

redwood creek2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft369 kJ

9 ft1365 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft402 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft208 kJ

9 ft1038 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at redwood creek, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,365kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft11 ssoft	402kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	208kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,038kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	14°C

Stone Lagoon5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft369 kJ

9 ft1365 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft402 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft208 kJ

9 ft1038 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stone Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,365kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	402kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	208kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,038kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Orick, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Orick

EdeBee's Snack ShackBurger · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits