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Current conditions

Fri Nov 13, 7am PST

Surf rating: Good · 4.4/5

Surf

13.3ft

Double overhead+ · 14s period

From WNW 291°

Wind

21mph

Cross-shore

From SSE 160°

Swells

  • 9.5ft 13s Primary · W
  • 1.3ft 12s Secondary · SSW

Tide

0.7ft

Rising · high 11:00am, 2.3ft

Water

64°F

2-3mm wetsuit

Full Body Wetsuit

Weather

50°F

Chance of Drizzle

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

  1. Today 11/13 12–15ft
  2. Sat 11/14 18–24ft
  3. Sun 11/15 12–17ft
  4. Mon 11/16 16–19ft
  5. Tue 11/17 10–14ft
  6. Wed 11/18 9–12ft
  7. Thu 11/19 10–12ft

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

13.3 14s 13.6 14s 13.3 14s 12.9 14s 11.6 14s 14 15s 14.1 14s 15.4 14s 20 16s 23.3 18s 24 19s 23 18s 21.8 18s 20.6 17s 18.9 17s 18 16s 16.3 16s 14.8 15s 13.3 15s 12 14s 12 14s 13 14s 15 15s 17.3 16s 18.6 16s 18.8 16s 18.5 16s 18 16s 17.6 16s 17.1 16s 16.4 16s 16.2 16s 15.7 15s 14.9 15s 14 15s 13.3 15s 12.4 14s 11.8 14s 11 14s 9.8 13s 9.1 13s 9.2 13s 8.5 13s 11.4 13s 12 12s 11.9 12s 12.4 12s 12 13s 12.3 14s 12.5 14s 11.8 14s 11.3 14s 10.9 14s 11 14s 10.1 14s 9.7 14s

Wind mph

10+1 11 21 26 29+0 18 19 14 7 5 5 4 8 10 8 6 3 2+1 6 12 15 17 17 20 15 13 10 10 14 15 16 19 21 20 17 16 13 11 9 7 15 23 19+4 9 14 14 8 4+0 5 6 7 13 12 3 8 13

Tide ft

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 6:00am 1.9ft 1:00pm -1ft 6:00pm 0.7ft

Weather °F

54° 53° 50° 54° 54° 51° 46° 45° 44° 44° 43° 61° 61° 56° 47° 46° 46° 45° 46° 59° 63° 55° 48° 50° 52° 50° 48° 50° 55° 51° 43° 46° 47° 41° 42° 54° 57° 53° 42° 41° 41° 44° 50° 49° 57° 50° 42° 41° 40° 39° 39° 45° 45° 45° 45° 44°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/13
1am 13.3ft 9.5ft14s 1.3ft12s 3.3ft5s 10mph +1 Cross-shore 54°FChance of Rain
4am 13.6ft 9.8ft13s 1.3ft12s 11mph Cross-shore 53°FChance of Rain
Now 13.3ft 9.5ft13s 1.3ft12s 21mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
10am 12.9ft 8.5ft13s 1.6ft17s 4.3ft5s 26mph Cross-shore 54°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 11.6ft 7.9ft14s 1.3ft16s 6.2ft5s 29mph +0 Cross-shore 54°FChance of Rain
4pm 14ft 8.5ft14s 3.6ft11s 18mph Onshore 51°FChance of Rain
7pm 14.1ft 9.8ft14s 1.6ft15s 2.6ft4s 19mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 15.4ft 11.2ft13s 1.3ft15s 14mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
Sat 11/14
1am 20ft 14.8ft16s 1.6ft15s 7mph Onshore 44°FChance of Drizzle
4am 23.3ft 18ft18s 1.6ft15s 5mph Onshore 44°FChance of Drizzle
7am 24ft 18.7ft18s 1.6ft15s 5mph Cross-shore 43°FMostly Cloudy
10am 23ft 18ft18s 1.6ft15s 4mph Cross-shore 61°FMostly Cloudy
1pm 21.8ft 17.1ft17s 1.6ft14s 8mph Onshore 61°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 20.6ft 16.1ft17s 1.6ft14s 10mph Cross-shore 56°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 18.9ft 14.8ft16s 2ft14s 8mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
10pm 18ft 13.5ft16s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 46°FMostly Cloudy
Sun 11/15
1am 16.3ft 12.1ft15s 1.6ft14s 3mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
4am 14.8ft 10.8ft15s 1.6ft14s 2mph +1 Cross-shore 45°FCloudy
7am 13.3ft 9.5ft14s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
10am 12ft 8.5ft14s 2ft16s 12mph Cross-shore 59°FCloudy
1pm 12ft 8.5ft14s 1.6ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 63°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 13ft 9.5ft14s 1.6ft16s 17mph Cross-shore 55°FPartly Cloudy
7pm 15ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft15s 17mph Cross-shore 48°FPartly Cloudy
10pm 17.3ft 13.1ft15s 2.3ft15s 20mph Cross-shore 50°FMostly Cloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 18.6ft 14.4ft15s 2.3ft15s 15mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Rain
4am 18.8ft 14.4ft16s 2.3ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7am 18.5ft 14.1ft16s 2ft15s 10mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
10am 18ft 13.8ft16s 2ft14s 10mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
1pm 17.6ft 13.1ft16s 2ft14s 14mph Cross-shore 55°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 17.1ft 12.8ft15s 2ft14s 15mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 16.4ft 12.8ft15s 2ft14s 16mph Cross-shore 43°FClear
10pm 16.2ft 12.8ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 46°FMostly Clear
Tue 11/17
1am 15.7ft 12.5ft15s 1.6ft14s 21mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
4am 14.9ft 11.8ft15s 1.6ft13s 20mph Onshore 41°FChance of Drizzle
7am 14ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft13s 17mph Onshore 42°FChance of Drizzle
10am 13.3ft 10.2ft14s 1.6ft13s 16mph Cross-shore 54°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 12.4ft 9.8ft14s 1.6ft13s 13mph Cross-shore 57°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 11.8ft 8.9ft14s 1.3ft13s 11mph Onshore 53°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 11ft 8.2ft13s 1.3ft13s 9mph Onshore 42°FClear
10pm 9.8ft 7.5ft13s 1.3ft13s 7mph Cross-shore 41°FClear
Wed 11/18
1am 9.1ft 6.9ft13s 1.3ft13s 15mph Cross-shore 41°FPartly Cloudy
4am 9.2ft 6.2ft12s 1.3ft12s 23mph Cross-shore 44°FPartly Cloudy
7am 8.5ft 4.9ft12s 1.3ft12s 5.2ft5s 19mph +4 Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
10am 11.4ft 8.5ft12s 1ft12s 9mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
1pm 12ft 8.9ft12s 1ft12s 14mph Cross-shore 57°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 11.9ft 9.5ft12s 1ft12s 14mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 12.4ft 9.5ft12s 1ft12s 8mph Onshore 42°FClear
10pm 12ft 9.5ft13s 1ft12s 4mph +0 Cross-shore 41°FChance of Drizzle
Thu 11/19
1am 12.3ft 9.5ft14s 1ft12s 5mph Cross-shore 40°FClear
4am 12.5ft 9.2ft14s 1ft12s 6mph Cross-shore 39°FClear
7am 11.8ft 9.2ft13s 0.7ft11s 7mph Cross-shore 39°FChance of Drizzle
10am 11.3ft 8.9ft13s 0.7ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 45°FChance of Rain
1pm 10.9ft 8.5ft13s 1ft14s 12mph Offshore 45°FChance of Rain
4pm 11ft 8.2ft13s 1ft14s 3mph Offshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 10.1ft 7.9ft13s 1ft14s 8mph Cross-shore 45°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 9.7ft 7.5ft13s 1ft14s 13mph Cross-shore 44°FChance of Drizzle

Tide, sun & moon 1-month tide forecast

  1. Today 11/13

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

  2. Sat 11/14

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

  3. Sun 11/15

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

  4. Mon 11/16

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

  5. Tue 11/17

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

  6. Wed 11/18

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

  7. Thu 11/19

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

  8. Fri 11/20

    • Low -1.5ft
    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -1.8ft
    • High 0.7ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 6m
    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
1.4–8.3 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Best tide
Low
Best season
Summer, Fall
Ability
Intermediate

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Morning: GoodMidday: FairEvening: PoorMorning: Very GoodMidday: GoodEvening: Very GoodMidday: Very GoodMorning: FairEvening: FairVery Good · 4.5/5Good · 4.4/5Poor · 2.2/5Fair · 2.5/5Very Good · 5.0/5Good · 4.3/5Good · 4.2/5Good · 3.6/5Poor · 1.8/5Good · 3.8/5Good · 3.9/5Poor · 1.9/5Fair · 2.6/5Poor · 2.1/5Double overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 1.3ft 12s SSW, 3.3ft 5s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 12s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 13s W, 1.3ft 12s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 17s WSW, 4.3ft 5s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 14s WNW, 1.3ft 16s SSW, 6.2ft 5s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s W, 3.6ft 11s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 14s W, 1.6ft 15s SSW, 2.6ft 4s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18ft 18s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.7ft 18s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18ft 18s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.1ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.1ft 16s WNW, 2ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.5ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble 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 10.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 14s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 13s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.2ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 12s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 4.9ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 12s S, 5.2ft 5s WSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 12s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 12s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 12s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 13s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 14s WNW, 1ft 12s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 13s WNW, 0.7ft 11s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 8.9ft 13s WNW, 0.7ft 15s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 8.5ft 13s WNW, 1ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 8.2ft 13s WNW, 1ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 7.9ft 13s WNW, 1ft 14s SOverhead+ · From NW · Swells 7.5ft 13s WNW, 1ft 14s SCross-shore · From SSW · Gusts 11 mphCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From S · Gusts 29 mphOnshore · From NWCross-shore · From NNWOnshore · From WNWCross-shore · From NWCross-shore · From SSE · Gusts 3 mphCross-shore · From NCross-shore · From SOnshore · From SW · Gusts 23 mphCross-shore · From NNW · Gusts 4 mphCross-shore · From SECross-shore · From SWOffshore · From SEOffshore · From ENEChance of RainChance of DrizzleMostly CloudyPartly CloudyCloudyClearMostly ClearGusts 11 mphGusts 29 mphDangerous surf, experts onlyGusts 3 mphGusts 23 mphGusts 4 mph