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Current conditions

Fri Nov 13, 4pm PST

Surf rating: Poor · 1.7/5Long-period swell, strong onshore wind

Surf

4.7ft

Chest to shoulder · 14s period

From WNW 282°

Wind

24mph

25 mph gusts · Onshore

From SSW 205°

Swells

  • 7.9ft 13s Primary · W
  • 1.3ft 15s Secondary · SSW
  • 4.6ft 5s Wind waves · SW

Tide

-1.1ft

Falling · low 7:00pm, -2.8ft

Water

70°F

1-2mm wetsuit

Shorty Wetsuit

Weather

60°F

Chance of Rain

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

  1. Today 11/13 2–5ft Fair · 3.0/5
  2. Sat 11/14 2–3ft Very Good · 5.0/5
  3. Sun 11/15 2–3ft Very Good · 4.8/5
  4. Mon 11/16 2ft Very Good · 5.0/5
  5. Tue 11/17 2ft Very Good · 5.0/5
  6. Wed 11/18 0–2ft Good · 4.1/5
  7. Thu 11/19 1–7ft Good · 4.4/5

Surf, wind & weather 1-week forecast

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Today 11/13 Sat 11/14 Sun 11/15 Mon 11/16 Tue 11/17 Wed 11/18 Thu 11/19
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

3.1 15s 2.7 15s 2.4 14s 3.3 14s 4.2 14s 4.7 14s 3.8 15s 3.2 14s 1.6 14s 3.1 18s 2.4 18s 2.9 18s 2.9 18s 2.9 18s 2.3 17s 2.3 17s 2.3 16s 2.3 16s 3 15s 2.4 15s 2.4 14s 2.4 14s 2.9 14s 4.4 14s 3 16s 3 16s 2.4 16s 2.3 16s 2.3 16s 2.3 16s 2.2 16s 2.2 16s 2.2 15s 2.2 15s 1.6 15s 1.6 15s 1.6 15s 1.6 14s 1.6 14s 1.6 14s 1.5 13s 1.5 13s 1.5 13s 1.5 13s 0.1 13s 0.1 13s 0.1 12s 0.1 12s 0.2 15s 0.5 15s 1.3 15s 6.7 14s 7.4 14s 1.9 14s 1.7 14s 1.6 14s

Wind mph

19+1 15+2 15 20+1 23+1 24+1 19 14 10 11 11 9 15 19 18 11 5 4 4 1+2 4+1 6 5 2+1 2+1 3+2 14 18+1 20 17 15 18+2 18 18 18 12+2 16 15 13 9 9 8 6 2+1 3+4 1+5 4+4 9+3 13+1 17+2 21+2 26+2 20 15 14 13

Tide ft

2:00am 0.6ft 11:00am 2.3ft 7:00pm -2.8ft 3:00am 0.6ft 12:00pm 2ft 8:00pm -2.5ft 4:00am 0.7ft 1:00pm 1.6ft 9:00pm -2.3ft 5:00am 0.9ft 2:00pm 1.2ft 9:00pm -2.1ft 5:00am 1.2ft 10:00am 0.2ft 3:00pm 0.9ft 10:00pm -2ft 6:00am 1.5ft 12:00pm -0.2ft 5:00pm 0.8ft 11:00pm -1.8ft 6:00am 1.8ft 1:00pm -0.9ft 6:00pm 0.7ft

Weather °F

58° 61° 61° 68° 68° 60° 59° 55° 54° 53° 53° 66° 70° 64° 56° 54° 53° 53° 54° 68° 71° 63° 55° 54° 54° 57° 58° 58° 64° 61° 53° 52° 50° 49° 48° 63° 67° 61° 52° 51° 50° 49° 49° 65° 69° 61° 56° 58° 59° 57° 59° 61° 59° 59° 56° 53°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/13
1am 3.1ft 7.5ft14s 1ft12s 3.3ft4s 19mph +1 Onshore 58°FChance of Drizzle
4am 2.7ft 7.9ft14s 0.7ft12s 3ft5s 15mph +2 Onshore 61°FChance of Rain
7am 2.4ft 8.2ft14s 0.7ft12s 15mph Onshore 61°FChance of Drizzle
10am 3.3ft 8.5ft13s 1ft14s 20mph +1 Onshore 68°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 4.2ft 8.2ft13s 1.3ft16s 3.3ft4s 23mph +1 Onshore 68°FChance of Drizzle
Now 4.7ft 7.9ft13s 1.3ft15s 4.6ft5s 24mph +1 Onshore 60°FChance of Rain
7pm 3.8ft 8.2ft14s 1ft15s 19mph Cross-shore 59°FChance of Rain
10pm 3.2ft 8.2ft14s 1ft15s 14mph Cross-shore 55°FChance of Drizzle
Sat 11/14
1am 1.6ft 8.9ft13s 2.3ft21s 10mph Offshore 54°FPartly Cloudy
4am 3.1ft 11.8ft18s 1.3ft15s 11mph Offshore 53°FPartly Cloudy
7am 2.4ft 14.1ft18s 1ft15s 11mph Offshore 53°FClear
10am 2.9ft 14.8ft17s 1.3ft14s 9mph Offshore 66°FClear
1pm 2.9ft 14.4ft17s 1.3ft14s 15mph Cross-shore 70°FClear
4pm 2.9ft 13.8ft17s 1.3ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 64°FClear
7pm 2.3ft 13.1ft17s 1ft14s 18mph Cross-shore 56°FClear
10pm 2.3ft 12.1ft16s 1ft14s 11mph Cross-shore 54°FClear
Sun 11/15
1am 2.3ft 11.2ft16s 1ft14s 5mph Offshore 53°FMostly Cloudy
4am 2.3ft 10.2ft15s 1ft15s 4mph Offshore 53°FMostly Cloudy
7am 3ft 9.2ft15s 1.3ft16s 4mph Cross-shore 54°FCloudy
10am 2.4ft 8.2ft14s 1ft16s 1mph +2 Cross-shore 68°FCloudy
1pm 2.4ft 7.2ft14s 1ft16s 4mph +1 Cross-shore 71°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 2.4ft 7.2ft14s 1ft15s 6mph Cross-shore 63°FPartly Cloudy
7pm 2.9ft 7.5ft14s 1.3ft15s 5mph Cross-shore 55°FClear
10pm 4.4ft 8.5ft14s 2.6ft16s 2mph +1 Offshore 54°FClear
Mon 11/16
1am 3ft 10.5ft15s 1.3ft15s 2mph +1 Cross-shore 54°FMostly Cloudy
4am 3ft 11.2ft15s 1.3ft15s 3mph +2 Cross-shore 57°FCloudy
7am 2.4ft 11.5ft15s 1ft15s 5.6ft6s 14mph Cross-shore 58°FChance of Drizzle
10am 2.3ft 12.1ft16s 1ft14s 18mph +1 Offshore 58°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 2.3ft 11.8ft16s 1ft14s 20mph Offshore 64°FCloudy
4pm 2.3ft 11.5ft15s 1ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 61°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 2.2ft 11.5ft15s 1ft14s 15mph Offshore 53°FClear
10pm 2.2ft 11.2ft15s 1ft14s 18mph +2 Offshore 52°FClear
Tue 11/17
1am 2.2ft 10.8ft15s 1ft14s 18mph Offshore 50°FClear
4am 2.2ft 10.2ft15s 1ft13s 18mph Offshore 49°FClear
7am 1.6ft 9.5ft14s 0.7ft13s 18mph Offshore 48°FClear
10am 1.6ft 8.9ft14s 0.7ft13s 12mph +2 Offshore 63°FPartly Cloudy
1pm 1.6ft 8.5ft14s 0.7ft13s 16mph Offshore 67°FMostly Clear
4pm 1.6ft 7.9ft14s 0.7ft13s 15mph Cross-shore 61°FClear
7pm 1.6ft 7.5ft14s 0.7ft13s 13mph Offshore 52°FClear
10pm 1.6ft 7.2ft13s 0.7ft13s 9mph Offshore 51°FMostly Clear
Wed 11/18
1am 1.5ft 6.9ft13s 0.7ft12s 9mph Offshore 50°FClear
4am 1.5ft 6.2ft13s 0.7ft12s 8mph Offshore 49°FPartly Cloudy
7am 1.5ft 5.9ft12s 0.7ft12s 6mph Offshore 49°FMostly Cloudy
10am 1.5ft 5.2ft12s 0.7ft12s 2mph +1 Offshore 65°FMostly Cloudy
1pm 0.1ft 4.9ft12s 0.7ft19s 3mph +4 Cross-shore 69°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 0.1ft 4.6ft12s 1ft19s 1mph +5 Onshore 61°FPartly Cloudy
7pm 0.1ft 4.9ft12s 2ft15s 4mph +4 Onshore 56°FMostly Cloudy
10pm 0.1ft 6.2ft12s 3ft15s 9mph +3 Onshore 58°FChance of Drizzle
Thu 11/19
1am 0.2ft 7.5ft14s 0.3ft13s 13mph +1 Onshore 59°FChance of Drizzle
4am 0.5ft 7.9ft15s 0.3ft15s 17mph +2 Onshore 57°FChance of Drizzle
7am 1.3ft 8.2ft14s 0.3ft15s 21mph +2 Onshore 59°FChance of Rain
10am 6.7ft 9.5ft14s 0.7ft14s 4.3ft13s 26mph +2 Onshore 61°FChance of Rain
1pm 7.4ft 4.9ft14s 0.7ft14s 8.2ft14s 20mph Cross-shore 59°FChance of Rain
4pm 1.9ft 8.2ft14s 0.7ft14s 15mph Cross-shore 59°FChance of Rain
7pm 1.7ft 7.9ft14s 0.7ft14s 14mph Cross-shore 56°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 1.6ft 7.5ft14s 0.7ft14s 13mph Cross-shore 53°FMostly Cloudy

Tide, sun & moon 1-month tide forecast

  1. Today 11/13

    • High 0.6ft
    • Low 0.3ft
    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 22m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  2. Sat 11/14

    • High 0.6ft
    • Low 0.4ft
    • High 2ft
    • Low -2.5ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 21m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  3. Sun 11/15

    • High 0.7ft
    • Low 0.5ft
    • High 1.6ft
    • Low -2.3ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 19m
    Moon
    Waxing crescent

  4. Mon 11/16

    • High 0.9ft
    • Low 0.5ft
    • High 1.2ft
    • Low -2.1ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 17m
    Moon
    First quarter

  5. Tue 11/17

    • High 1.2ft
    • Low 0.2ft
    • High 0.9ft
    • Low -2ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 16m
    Moon
    First quarter

  6. Wed 11/18

    • High 1.5ft
    • Low -0.2ft
    • High 0.8ft
    • Low -1.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 14m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

  7. Thu 11/19

    • High 1.8ft
    • Low -0.9ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 13m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

  8. Fri 11/20

    • Low -1.5ft
    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -1.6ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 11m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

Nearby buoys

Spot guide See surf map

Shell Beach is a beach break facing south-southwest. It works best with swell from the SSE–WSW and wind from the NNW–ENE, which blows offshore.

Faces
SSW204°
Best swell
SSE–WSWStraight at the beach
Best wind
NNW–ENEOffshore
Tide range
1.5–8.4 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break

35.1617°, -120.6895°

Fair · 3.0/5Fair · 3.2/5Poor · 2.2/5Poor · 1.7/5Good · 4.2/5Very Good · 4.7/5Very Good · 4.8/5Very Good · 5.0/5Very Good · 4.5/5Good · 4.3/5Very Good · 4.9/5Good · 4.4/5Good · 4.1/5Good · 3.8/5Very Poor · 1.0/5Poor · 1.8/5Good · 3.9/5Waist to belly · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 14s W, 1ft 12s SSW, 3.3ft 4s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 14s W, 0.7ft 12s SSW, 3ft 5s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 14s W, 0.7ft 12s SSWWaist to belly · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 13s W, 1ft 14s SSWChest to shoulder · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 13s W, 1.3ft 16s SSW, 3.3ft 4s SSWChest to shoulder · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 13s W, 1.3ft 15s SSW, 4.6ft 5s SWWaist to belly · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 14s W, 1ft 15s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 13s W, 2.3ft 21s WNWWaist to belly · From WNW · Swells 11.8ft 18s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 14.1ft 18s WNW, 1ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 17s WNW, 1.3ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 17s WNW, 1.3ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 17s WNW, 1.3ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 17s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 16s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 16s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 15s WNW, 1ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 15s WNW, 1.3ft 16s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 14s WNW, 1ft 16s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 14s WNW, 1ft 16s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 14s WNW, 1ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 14s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWChest to shoulder · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 2.6ft 16s WSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 15s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 15s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 15s WNW, 1ft 15s SSW, 5.6ft 6s WNWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.8ft 16s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 15s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 15s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 15s WNW, 1ft 14s SSWKnee to thigh · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 15s WNW, 1ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 13s WNW, 0.7ft 13s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 13s WNW, 0.7ft 12s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 6.2ft 13s WNW, 0.7ft 12s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 12s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 5.2ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 12s SSWFlat · From WNW · Swells 4.9ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 19s WNWFlat · From WNW · Swells 4.6ft 12s WNW, 1ft 19s WNWFlat · From WNW · Swells 4.9ft 12s WNW, 2ft 15s WNWFlat · From WNW · Swells 6.2ft 12s WNW, 3ft 15s WNWFlat · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 14s WNW, 0.3ft 13s SSWFlat · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 15s WNW, 0.3ft 15s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 14s W, 0.3ft 15s SSWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 14s SSW, 4.3ft 13s SWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 4.9ft 14s WSW, 0.7ft 14s SSW, 8.2ft 14s WAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 14s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 14s SSWAnkle to shin · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 14s WNW, 0.7ft 14s SSWOnshore · From S · Gusts 20 mphOnshore · From SW · Gusts 17 mphOnshore · From SOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 21 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 24 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 25 mphCross-shore · From WNWCross-shore · From NWOffshore · From NNWOffshore · From NCross-shore · From NNWOffshore · From NECross-shore · From ENECross-shore · From NNW · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From W · Gusts 5 mphOffshore · From N · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From E · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From E · Gusts 5 mphOffshore · From N · Gusts 19 mphOffshore · From N · Gusts 20 mphOffshore · From N · Gusts 14 mphOffshore · From NNEOffshore · From ENE · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From W · Gusts 7 mphOnshore · From SW · Gusts 6 mphOnshore · From S · Gusts 8 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 12 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 14 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 19 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 23 mphOnshore · From SSW · Gusts 28 mphChance of DrizzleChance of RainPartly CloudyClearMostly CloudyCloudyMostly ClearGusts 20 mphGusts 17 mphGusts 21 mphGusts 24 mphGusts 25 mphGusts 3 mphGusts 5 mphGusts 19 mphGusts 14 mphGusts 7 mphGusts 6 mphGusts 8 mphGusts 12 mphGusts 23 mphGusts 28 mph