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Current conditions

Thu Nov 12, 4am PST

Surf rating: Good · 4.3/5

Surf

11.5ft

Double overhead+ · 15s period

From WNW 296°

Wind

5mph

7 mph gusts · Cross-shore

From S 183°

Swells

  • 7.9ft 14s Primary · WNW
  • 1ft 12s Secondary · SW

Tide

0.3ft

Rising · high 11:00am, 2.5ft

Water

64°F

2-3mm wetsuit

Full Body Wetsuit

Weather

52°F

Clear

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

  1. Today 11/12 12–13ft
  2. Fri 11/13 14–17ft
  3. Sat 11/14 19–25ft
  4. Sun 11/15 12–18ft
  5. Mon 11/16 18–21ft
  6. Tue 11/17 12–15ft
  7. Wed 11/18 9–11ft

Surf, wind & weather 1-week forecast

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Today 11/12 Fri 11/13 Sat 11/14 Sun 11/15 Mon 11/16 Tue 11/17 Wed 11/18
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

10.6 15s 11.5 15s 12 14s 12.2 14s 12.1 14s 12.5 15s 13 15s 13.3 15s 13.7 15s 14.1 14s 14.7 14s 14.3 14s 14.3 14s 14.9 14s 15.5 14s 17.3 15s 22 16s 24.6 18s 25.3 19s 24.3 18s 23 18s 22 17s 20.2 17s 18.6 16s 17 16s 15.6 15s 14.1 15s 12.5 14s 12 14s 12.3 14s 14.3 14s 18 17s 20.2 17s 20.7 17s 20.7 17s 20.3 17s 19.9 17s 19.5 16s 18.5 16s 18 16s 16.9 16s 16 15s 15.3 15s 14.4 15s 13.2 15s 12.9 14s 14.7 14s 11.6 14s 10.7 13s 10.1 13s 9.3 13s 8.7 13s 8.8 13s 9.8 12s 10.8 13s 11.1 13s

Wind mph

8 5+2 13+3 17+0 19 16 16+1 17 16 17 21 25 23 16 15 12 9 4 6 7 9 10 7 6 4 0+3 3 7 10 11 10 11 9 11 13 20 17 17 17 15 16 13 15 19 23 22 23 20 15 13 4 10 15 17 12 18

Tide ft

1:00am 0.7ft 11:00am 2.5ft 7:00pm -3ft 2:00am 0.7ft 11:00am 2.3ft 7:00pm -2.8ft 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

Weather °F

54° 52° 53° 68° 70° 58° 54° 53° 52° 53° 52° 55° 52° 54° 47° 46° 44° 44° 44° 62° 64° 56° 48° 47° 46° 46° 46° 60° 63° 54° 46° 46° 48° 47° 50° 51° 50° 49° 48° 48° 48° 47° 43° 56° 61° 52° 50° 49° 44° 43° 44° 54° 50° 49° 51° 47°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/12
1am 10.6ft 6.6ft13s 3ft14s 8mph Cross-shore 54°FClear
Now 11.5ft 7.9ft14s 1ft12s 5mph +2 Cross-shore 52°FClear
7am 12ft 8.5ft14s 1.6ft13s 13mph +3 Cross-shore 53°FClear
10am 12.2ft 9.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 17mph +0 Cross-shore 68°FClear
1pm 12.1ft 8.9ft13s 1.6ft13s 2.3ft3s 19mph Cross-shore 70°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 12.5ft 8.9ft14s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 16mph Cross-shore 58°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 13ft 9.2ft14s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 16mph +1 Cross-shore 54°FCloudy
10pm 13.3ft 9.5ft14s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 17mph Cross-shore 53°FChance of Drizzle
Fri 11/13
1am 13.7ft 9.8ft14s 1.6ft12s 2.3ft3s 16mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Drizzle
4am 14.1ft 10.2ft14s 1.6ft12s 17mph Cross-shore 53°FChance of Drizzle
7am 14.7ft 10.2ft14s 1.3ft12s 21mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Drizzle
10am 14.3ft 9.8ft13s 1.3ft14s 2.6ft7s 25mph Cross-shore 55°FChance of Rain
1pm 14.3ft 10.2ft14s 1.3ft12s 23mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Rain
4pm 14.9ft 10.2ft14s 1.6ft16s 16mph Cross-shore 54°FChance of Rain
7pm 15.5ft 10.5ft14s 2.3ft16s 15mph Onshore 47°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 17.3ft 12.1ft15s 1.3ft15s 12mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
Sat 11/14
1am 22ft 14.8ft16s 4.6ft17s 9mph Onshore 44°FChance of Drizzle
4am 24.6ft 19ft18s 1.6ft15s 4mph Cross-shore 44°FMostly Cloudy
7am 25.3ft 19.7ft18s 1.6ft15s 6mph Cross-shore 44°FPartly Cloudy
10am 24.3ft 19ft18s 1.6ft15s 7mph Cross-shore 62°FPartly Cloudy
1pm 23ft 18ft17s 1.6ft14s 9mph Onshore 64°FMostly Cloudy
4pm 22ft 16.7ft17s 1.6ft14s 10mph Cross-shore 56°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 20.2ft 15.4ft16s 2ft14s 7mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10pm 18.6ft 14.4ft16s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
Sun 11/15
1am 17ft 13.1ft15s 1.6ft14s 4mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
4am 15.6ft 11.5ft15s 1.6ft14s 0mph +3 Onshore 46°FCloudy
7am 14.1ft 10.2ft14s 1.6ft14s 3mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
10am 12.5ft 9.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 7mph Cross-shore 60°FCloudy
1pm 12ft 8.5ft14s 2ft16s 10mph Cross-shore 63°FCloudy
4pm 12.3ft 8.9ft13s 1.6ft16s 11mph Cross-shore 54°FCloudy
7pm 14.3ft 10.5ft14s 2.6ft18s 10mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
10pm 18ft 13.5ft17s 2.3ft15s 11mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 20.2ft 15.1ft16s 2.3ft15s 9mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
4am 20.7ft 15.7ft17s 2.3ft15s 11mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
7am 20.7ft 15.7ft17s 2.3ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
10am 20.3ft 15.7ft16s 2ft14s 20mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
1pm 19.9ft 15.4ft16s 2ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 19.5ft 14.8ft16s 2ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 18.5ft 14.4ft16s 2ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 18ft 13.8ft16s 2ft14s 15mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
Tue 11/17
1am 16.9ft 13.5ft15s 2ft14s 16mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
4am 16ft 12.8ft15s 1.6ft14s 13mph Cross-shore 47°FChance of Drizzle
7am 15.3ft 11.8ft15s 1.6ft13s 15mph Cross-shore 43°FCloudy
10am 14.4ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft13s 19mph Cross-shore 56°FMostly Cloudy
1pm 13.2ft 10.8ft14s 1.6ft13s 23mph Cross-shore 61°FMostly Clear
4pm 12.9ft 10.2ft14s 1.3ft13s 22mph Cross-shore 52°FMostly Clear
7pm 14.7ft 5.6ft13s 1ft15s 10.5ft14s 23mph Cross-shore 50°FPartly Cloudy
10pm 11.6ft 9.5ft13s 1.3ft13s 20mph Cross-shore 49°FMostly Cloudy
Wed 11/18
1am 10.7ft 8.5ft13s 1.3ft13s 15mph Cross-shore 44°FPartly Cloudy
4am 10.1ft 7.9ft13s 1.3ft12s 13mph Cross-shore 43°FPartly Cloudy
7am 9.3ft 7.2ft12s 1.3ft12s 4mph Onshore 44°FCloudy
10am 8.7ft 6.6ft12s 1ft12s 10mph Cross-shore 54°FCloudy
1pm 8.8ft 5.9ft12s 2ft15s 15mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 9.8ft 5.9ft12s 3.3ft15s 17mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
7pm 10.8ft 8.2ft13s 1ft12s 12mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
10pm 11.1ft 8.9ft13s 1ft12s 18mph Cross-shore 47°FChance of Drizzle

Tide, sun & moon 1-month tide forecast

  1. Today 11/12

    • High 0.7ft
    • Low 0.3ft
    • High 2.5ft
    • Low -3ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 19m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  2. Fri 11/13

    • High 0.7ft
    • Low 0.4ft
    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 18m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  3. Sat 11/14

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

  4. Sun 11/15

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

  5. Mon 11/16

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

  6. Tue 11/17

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

  7. Wed 11/18

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

  8. Thu 11/19

    • High 1.9ft
    • Low -1ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 8m
    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
2.9–8.3 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Best tide
Low
Best season
Summer, Fall
Ability
Intermediate

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Morning: GoodMidday: GoodEvening: GoodMorning: Very GoodMidday: Very GoodEvening: PoorEvening: Very GoodMorning: FairGood · 4.3/5Good · 4.4/5Very Good · 4.5/5Poor · 2.2/5Fair · 2.5/5Very Good · 5.0/5Poor · 1.8/5Good · 3.6/5Good · 3.8/5Double overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.6ft 13s WNW, 3ft 14s WSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 14s WNW, 1ft 12s SWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSW, 2.3ft 3s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSW, 2ft 3s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSW, 2ft 3s SSEDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SSW, 2ft 3s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 12s SSW, 2.3ft 3s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 12s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s W, 1.3ft 12s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 13s W, 1.3ft 14s SSW, 2.6ft 7s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s W, 1.6ft 16s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 14s W, 2.3ft 16s WSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 15s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 16s WNW, 4.6ft 17s WSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19ft 18s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19.7ft 18s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 15.4ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 14s WNW, 2.3ft 16s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 14s WNW, 2.6ft 18s WSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 17s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 15.1ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 17s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.4ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.8ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.6ft 13s WSW, 1ft 15s SSW, 10.5ft 14s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 12s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 12s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.6ft 12s WNW, 1ft 12s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 2ft 15s NWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 3.3ft 15s NWDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 8.2ft 13s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 13s WNW, 1ft 12s SCross-shore · From SCross-shore · From S · Gusts 7 mphCross-shore · From SSE · Gusts 16 mphCross-shore · From SSE · Gusts 17 mphCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From NWOnshore · From WNWOnshore · From NWCross-shore · From NNWOnshore · From W · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From SECross-shore · From NOnshore · From WClearPartly CloudyMostly CloudyCloudyChance of DrizzleChance of RainMostly ClearGusts 7 mphGusts 16 mphGusts 17 mphDangerous surf, experts onlyGusts 3 mph