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North California Coast · United States

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Where to surf

Moonstone BeachAround 7:00 PM PDT

Windy · Low confidence

6.6–6.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 6.5 kt · cross-shore

Other places to check
  • Trinidad State Beach · Around 7:00 PM PDT · Windy
    6.6–6.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 7.5 kt cross-shore
  • Dillon Beach · Around 5:28 PM PDT · Windy
    7.0–7.0 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 9.1 kt onshore
Why this spot?
  • This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

North California Coast spots

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North California Coast

5 spots
North California Coast surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest next 4hWindTideHourly timeline
Salmon CreekWNW offshore model swell · 3.8 ft @ 9s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence5:28 PM–7:00 PMNW 14.1 ktonshore3.5 ftrising
Dillon BeachWNW offshore model swell · 3.7 ft @ 7s
UnavailableWindyLow confidenceAround 5:28 PMNW 9.1 ktonshore3.5 ftrising
Moonstone BeachWNW offshore model swell · 4.8 ft @ 10s
UnavailableWindyLow confidenceAround 7:00 PMN 7 ktcross-shore3.5 ftrising
Point ArenaWNW offshore model swell · 4.5 ft @ 10s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceAround 7:00 PMN 16.3 ktcross-shore3.5 ftrising
Trinidad State BeachWNW offshore model swell · 4.8 ft @ 10s
UnavailableWindyLow confidenceAround 7:00 PMN 8.1 ktcross-shore3.5 ftrising

North California Coast

5 spots

Salmon Creek

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 3.8 ft @ 9s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go5:28 PM–7:00 PM
WindNW 14.1 ktonshoreTide3.5 ftrising
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable14.13.5 ft
UUnavailable17.14 ft
UUnavailable17.74.5 ft
UUnavailable16.95 ft
Open hourly forecast

Dillon Beach

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 3.7 ft @ 7s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 5:28 PM
WindNW 9.1 ktonshoreTide3.5 ftrising
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable9.13.5 ft
UUnavailable104 ft
UUnavailable104.5 ft
UUnavailable9.95 ft
Open hourly forecast

Moonstone Beach

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 4.8 ft @ 10s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 7:00 PM
WindN 7 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrising
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable73.5 ft
UUnavailable8.84 ft
UUnavailable6.55 ft
UUnavailable6.15.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Point Arena

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 4.5 ft @ 10s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to goAround 7:00 PM
WindN 16.3 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrising
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable16.33.5 ft
UUnavailable16.14 ft
UUnavailable15.44.5 ft
UUnavailable145 ft
Open hourly forecast

Trinidad State Beach

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 4.8 ft @ 10s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 7:00 PM
WindN 8.1 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrising
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable8.13.5 ft
UUnavailable10.54 ft
UUnavailable7.55 ft
UUnavailable85.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–17.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–17.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 2.5–14 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–17.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–9 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–18.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–10.5 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 4/6 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Wave observation

Coastal Data Information Program THREDDS

No named CDIP transect is connected without a reviewed shoreline endpoint, shore normal, depth, and break-exposure contract.
UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API

NOAA Bodega Harbor entrance 9415625 · 5 km from spot; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
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