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Current conditions

Sat Nov 14, 7pm PST

Surf rating: Very Good · 4.8/5Long-period swell, calm

Surf

22.1ft

Epic (Dangerous) · 17s period

From WNW 302°

Wind

4mph

Onshore

From W 264°

Swells

  • 18.4ft 16s Primary · WNW
  • 2ft 14s Secondary · S

Tide

-2.4ft

Falling · low 8:00pm, -2.6ft

Water

63°F

3-4mm wetsuit

Boots, Gloves

Weather

48°F

Cloudy

315 225 135 45 W S E N
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Next 7 days Updated

  1. Today 11/14 24–27ft Very Good · 4.9/5
  2. Sun 11/15 14–16ft Very Good · 4.5/5
  3. Mon 11/16 20–21ft Very Good · 4.6/5
  4. Tue 11/17 13–16ft Good · 3.8/5
  5. Wed 11/18 8–17ft Fair · 2.6/5
  6. Thu 11/19 22–24ft Poor · 2.3/5
  7. Fri 11/20 12–16ft Very Good · 4.9/5

Surf, wind & weather 1-week forecast

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Today 11/14 Sun 11/15 Mon 11/16 Tue 11/17 Wed 11/18 Thu 11/19 Fri 11/20
1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm 1am 4am 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm

Surf ft

24 18s 26.4 18s 26.6 18s 25.5 18s 24.5 18s 23.6 17s 22.1 17s 20.9 16s 18.6 15s 16.5 15s 14.4 14s 13.6 14s 14.3 14s 15.6 14s 19.4 14s 22.1 16s 20.8 16s 20.9 16s 21 16s 20.3 16s 19.7 16s 19.6 15s 19 15s 18.5 15s 17.6 15s 16.8 15s 15.5 15s 14.9 14s 13.7 14s 12.9 14s 12.2 14s 11.7 13s 10.8 13s 9.1 13s 8.4 13s 8.7 13s 12.9 12s 16.8 17s 20.2 16s 22.2 16s 21.9 16s 21.9 16s 22.6 15s 24.1 15s 23.5 14s 21.9 14s 25.7 13s 19.1 13s 19.8 12s 17.3 11s 15.5 12s 13.7 12s 12.8 20s 11.6 17s 11.4 19s 10.3 18s

Wind mph

11 9 7 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 10 15 15 16 15 21 18 10+4 12 17 18 20 19 19 18 17 14 12 9 9 13 17 23 28 31 34 35 36 34 17+11 26 26 26 28 27 23 23 27 29 25 18 13 10 8 5 3

Tide ft

3:00am 0.7ft 12:00pm 2ft 8:00pm -2.6ft 4:00am 0.8ft 1:00pm 1.6ft 9:00pm -2.4ft 5:00am 1ft 2:00pm 1.2ft 10:00pm -2.2ft 5:00am 1.2ft 11:00am 0.1ft 4:00pm 1ft 11:00pm -2ft 6:00am 1.5ft 12:00pm -0.4ft 5:00pm 0.8ft 11:00pm -1.8ft 6:00am 1.9ft 1:00pm -1ft 6:00pm 0.7ft 12:00am -1.5ft 7:00am 2.2ft 1:00pm -1.8ft 7:00pm 0.7ft

Weather °F

44° 43° 43° 63° 59° 55° 48° 46° 47° 46° 48° 61° 64° 55° 48° 49° 50° 49° 47° 50° 55° 50° 42° 47° 46° 42° 43° 54° 59° 51° 47° 45° 47° 47° 48° 50° 51° 50° 50° 54° 51° 50° 51° 51° 51° 50° 50° 50° 51° 51° 50° 60° 55° 53° 51° 51°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/14
1am 24ft 18.4ft17s 1.6ft15s 11mph Onshore 44°FChance of Drizzle
4am 26.4ft 21.7ft17s 1.6ft15s 9mph Onshore 43°FPartly Cloudy
7am 26.6ft 22ft17s 2ft15s 7mph Onshore 43°FClear
10am 25.5ft 20.3ft17s 1.6ft15s 5mph Onshore 63°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 24.5ft 20ft17s 1.6ft14s 5mph Onshore 59°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 23.6ft 19.4ft17s 1.6ft14s 6mph Onshore 55°FMostly Cloudy
Now 22.1ft 18.4ft16s 2ft14s 4mph Onshore 48°FCloudy
10pm 20.9ft 16.7ft16s 1.6ft14s 5mph Onshore 46°FCloudy
Sun 11/15
1am 18.6ft 14.8ft15s 1.6ft14s 5mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
4am 16.5ft 12.8ft14s 1.6ft14s 5mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
7am 14.4ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft14s 10mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10am 13.6ft 10.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
1pm 14.3ft 10.8ft14s 2ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 64°FCloudy
4pm 15.6ft 12.5ft14s 2ft16s 16mph Cross-shore 55°FCloudy
7pm 19.4ft 13.1ft14s 4.9ft17s 15mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10pm 22.1ft 14.1ft15s 7.9ft18s 21mph Cross-shore 49°FCloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 20.8ft 16.7ft15s 2.3ft15s 18mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
4am 20.9ft 16.7ft16s 2.3ft15s 10mph +4 Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
7am 21ft 16.4ft16s 2.3ft15s 12mph Cross-shore 47°FChance of Rain
10am 20.3ft 16.4ft15s 2.3ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
1pm 19.7ft 16.1ft15s 2.3ft14s 18mph Onshore 55°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 19.6ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 20mph Onshore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 19ft 15.7ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Onshore 42°FClear
10pm 18.5ft 15.4ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Onshore 47°FChance of Drizzle
Tue 11/17
1am 17.6ft 14.8ft15s 2ft14s 18mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
4am 16.8ft 13.8ft14s 2ft14s 17mph Onshore 42°FChance of Drizzle
7am 15.5ft 13.1ft14s 2ft13s 14mph Onshore 43°FCloudy
10am 14.9ft 12.1ft14s 1.6ft13s 12mph Onshore 54°FCloudy
1pm 13.7ft 11.5ft14s 1.6ft13s 9mph Onshore 59°FMostly Cloudy
4pm 12.9ft 10.8ft13s 1.6ft13s 9mph Cross-shore 51°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 12.2ft 10.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 13mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
10pm 11.7ft 9.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 17mph Cross-shore 45°FCloudy
Wed 11/18
1am 10.8ft 8.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 23mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
4am 9.1ft 7.2ft12s 1ft14s 4.3ft4s 28mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
7am 8.4ft 5.9ft12s 2.3ft8s 5.6ft5s 31mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
10am 8.7ft 5.9ft12s 1.3ft14s 7.5ft6s 34mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
1pm 12.9ft 8.5ft11s 2.6ft16s 8.5ft6s 35mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4pm 16.8ft 9.5ft13s 6.9ft17s 10.2ft8s 36mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7pm 20.2ft 14.8ft16s 12.5ft8s 34mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
10pm 22.2ft 16.4ft16s 8.9ft9s 11.8ft8s 17mph +11 Cross-shore 54°FChance of Rain
Thu 11/19
1am 21.9ft 16.4ft15s 1ft13s 10.5ft8s 26mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 21.9ft 16.4ft15s 1ft14s 9.8ft8s 26mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7am 22.6ft 17.1ft15s 1ft14s 9.8ft8s 26mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
10am 24.1ft 19ft14s 1ft14s 28mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
1pm 23.5ft 18.7ft14s 1ft14s 27mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4pm 21.9ft 17.4ft13s 1ft14s 23mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7pm 25.7ft 12.1ft13s 1ft14s 16.1ft13s 23mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
10pm 19.1ft 1ft14s 0.3ft24s 15.1ft13s 27mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
Fri 11/20
1am 19.8ft 1ft14s 0.7ft20s 17.1ft11s 29mph Onshore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 17.3ft 1.3ft13s 1ft23s 15.1ft11s 25mph Onshore 51°FChance of Rain
7am 15.5ft 12.5ft12s 1.6ft21s 18mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
10am 13.7ft 10.2ft12s 2ft20s 13mph Cross-shore 60°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 12.8ft 8.5ft12s 2.3ft20s 10mph Cross-shore 55°FCloudy
4pm 11.6ft 7.5ft12s 2.6ft19s 8mph Cross-shore 53°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 11.4ft 6.9ft12s 3ft19s 5mph Onshore 51°FCloudy
10pm 10.3ft 6.6ft11s 3.3ft18s 3mph Onshore 51°FCloudy

Tide, sun & moon 1-month tide forecast

  1. Today 11/14

    • High 0.7ft
    • Low 0.5ft
    • High 2ft
    • Low -2.6ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 16m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  2. Sun 11/15

    • High 0.8ft
    • Low 0.6ft
    • High 1.6ft
    • Low -2.4ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 14m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  3. Mon 11/16

    • High 1ft
    • Low 0.5ft
    • High 1.2ft
    • Low -2.2ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 13m
    Moon
    First quarter

  4. Tue 11/17

    • High 1.2ft
    • Low 0.1ft
    • High 1ft
    • Low -2ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 11m
    Moon
    First quarter

  5. Wed 11/18

    • High 1.5ft
    • Low -0.4ft
    • High 0.8ft
    • Low -1.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 9m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

  6. Thu 11/19

    • High 1.9ft
    • Low -1ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 8m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

  7. Fri 11/20

    • Low -1.5ft
    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -1.8ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 6m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

  8. Sat 11/21

    • Low -1.2ft
    • High 2.7ft
    • Low -2.6ft
    • High 0.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 5m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

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Spot guide See surf map

Big Sur is a beach break facing west. It works best with swell from the S–NW and wind from the N–E.

Faces
W270°
Best swell
S–NW
Best wind
N–E
Tide range
1–8.3 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Best tide
Low
Best season
Summer, Fall
Ability
Intermediate

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Dangerous surf, experts onlyGood · 3.5/5Very Good · 4.7/5Very Good · 4.9/5Very Good · 4.8/5Good · 3.6/5Good · 3.8/5Very Good · 4.5/5Fair · 3.4/5Good · 4.3/5Fair · 3.2/5Good · 3.9/5Very Good · 4.6/5Fair · 2.6/5Fair · 3.1/5Fair · 2.8/5Good · 3.7/5Good · 4.1/5Poor · 2.2/5Poor · 1.9/5Poor · 2.0/5Poor · 2.1/5Poor · 2.3/5Poor · 1.8/5Poor · 1.7/5Poor · 1.6/5Very Poor · 1.3/5Good · 4.4/5Epic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.4ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 21.7ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 22ft 17s WNW, 2ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 20.3ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 20ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19.4ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.4ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s WNW, 2.3ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.5ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 4.9ft 17s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.1ft 15s WNW, 7.9ft 18s WNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.4ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 11.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 9.2ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s S, 2ft 3s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 12s WNW, 1ft 14s S, 4.3ft 4s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 2.3ft 8s SW, 5.6ft 5s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 14s SSW, 7.5ft 6s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 11s W, 2.6ft 16s WNW, 8.5ft 6s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 13s W, 6.9ft 17s WNW, 10.2ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 16s WNW, 12.5ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 8.9ft 9s SSW, 11.8ft 8s SWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 15s WNW, 1ft 13s S, 10.5ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 15s WNW, 1ft 14s S, 9.8ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.1ft 15s WNW, 1ft 14s S, 9.8ft 8s SWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19ft 14s W, 1ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.7ft 14s W, 1ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.4ft 13s W, 1ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 13s WSW, 1ft 14s S, 16.1ft 13s WTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.3ft 24s WNW, 15.1ft 13s WTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 20s WNW, 17.1ft 11s WTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 1.3ft 13s S, 1ft 23s WNW, 15.1ft 11s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.5ft 12s WNW, 1.6ft 21s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 12s WNW, 2ft 20s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 12s WNW, 2.3ft 20s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 12s WNW, 2.6ft 19s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 12s WNW, 3ft 19s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.6ft 11s WNW, 3.3ft 18s WNWOnshore · From WNWOnshore · From NWOnshore · From WOnshore · From WSWCross-shore · From SWCross-shore · From SSWCross-shore · From SCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From NWCross-shore · From NNWCross-shore · From N · Gusts 14 mphCross-shore · From S · Gusts 28 mphOnshore · From SWChance of DrizzlePartly CloudyClearMostly CloudyCloudyChance of RainGusts 14 mphGusts 28 mph