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Current conditions

Sun Nov 15, 1pm PST

Surf rating: Good · 3.5/5Long-period swell, light cross-shore wind

Surf

14.3ft

Double overhead+ · 14s period

From WNW 298°

Wind

15mph

Cross-shore

From SSE 166°

Swells

  • 11.2ft 14s Primary · WNW
  • 2.3ft 16s Secondary · S

Tide

1.6ft

Falling · low 9:00pm, -2.4ft

Water

64°F

2-3mm wetsuit

Full Body Wetsuit

Weather

64°F

Cloudy

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Next 7 days Updated

  1. Today 11/15 14–16ft Very Good · 4.5/5
  2. Mon 11/16 20–21ft Very Good · 4.7/5
  3. Tue 11/17 13–16ft Good · 3.7/5
  4. Wed 11/18 9–15ft Good · 3.9/5
  5. Thu 11/19 20–26ft Poor · 1.8/5
  6. Fri 11/20 11–12ft Good · 3.7/5
  7. Sat 11/21 7–12ft Fair · 3.2/5

Surf, wind & weather 1-week forecast

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Today 11/15 Mon 11/16 Tue 11/17 Wed 11/18 Thu 11/19 Fri 11/20 Sat 11/21
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

18.2 15s 15.4 15s 14.6 14s 13.6 14s 14.3 14s 16.3 14s 20.6 14s 20.2 15s 20.8 16s 20.5 16s 20.5 16s 20.7 16s 19.7 16s 19.7 15s 19.5 15s 19 15s 17.5 15s 16.6 15s 15.9 14s 14.7 14s 13.6 14s 12.9 14s 12.2 13s 11.6 13s 11.1 13s 9.5 13s 9.1 13s 11.6 8s 12.3 12s 15 12s 14.2 12s 14.9 15s 15.2 14s 16 14s 19.5 15s 25.7 15s 25.6 14s 20.1 14s 18.2 14s 16.9 13s 15 13s 13.5 13s 12.4 13s 11.4 12s 10.7 12s 10.8 12s 10 12s 9.7 12s 9.4 12s 8.8 17s 8.8 16s 6.9 16s 8.4 15s 11.8 15s 11.6 13s 14.2 10s

Wind mph

6 8 11 13 15 15 15 13 17 21 18 17 14 17 19 19 19 20 19 13 10 7 9 15 23 30 35 37 7+26 3+30 11 23 24+0 32 35 30 27 26 25 21 18 15 11 11 7 4 4 6 10 14 22 26 17 15 14 14

Tide ft

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 1:00am -1.2ft 7:00am 2.7ft 2:00pm -2.6ft 8:00pm 0.8ft

Weather °F

47° 47° 48° 61° 64° 55° 49° 50° 52° 51° 48° 50° 55° 50° 44° 42° 46° 46° 46° 55° 59° 50° 42° 41° 43° 48° 49° 52° 54° 54° 49° 48° 50° 48° 48° 48° 49° 48° 43° 46° 43° 41° 45° 54° 56° 49° 43° 41° 40° 41° 42° 48° 50° 48° 45° 45°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/15
1am 18.2ft 14.8ft15s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
4am 15.4ft 12.1ft14s 1.6ft14s 8mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
7am 14.6ft 10.8ft14s 1.6ft14s 11mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10am 13.6ft 10.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 13mph Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
Now 14.3ft 11.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 64°FCloudy
4pm 16.3ft 12.8ft14s 2.3ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 55°FCloudy
7pm 20.6ft 13.5ft14s 6.6ft18s 15mph Cross-shore 49°FCloudy
10pm 20.2ft 16.4ft15s 2.3ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 50°FCloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 20.8ft 16.4ft15s 2.3ft15s 17mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Drizzle
4am 20.5ft 16.1ft16s 2.3ft15s 3.9ft4s 21mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
7am 20.5ft 16.4ft16s 2.3ft15s 4.3ft4s 18mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
10am 20.7ft 16.4ft15s 2.3ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
1pm 19.7ft 16.1ft15s 2.3ft14s 14mph Cross-shore 55°FChance of Rain
4pm 19.7ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 19.5ft 15.7ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 44°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 19ft 15.4ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 42°FChance of Drizzle
Tue 11/17
1am 17.5ft 14.8ft14s 2ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 46°FPartly Cloudy
4am 16.6ft 14.1ft14s 2ft14s 20mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
7am 15.9ft 13.1ft14s 2ft13s 19mph Onshore 46°FMostly Cloudy
10am 14.7ft 12.1ft14s 2ft13s 13mph Onshore 55°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 13.6ft 11.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 10mph Onshore 59°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 12.9ft 10.8ft13s 1.6ft13s 7mph Onshore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 12.2ft 10.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 9mph Cross-shore 42°FMostly Clear
10pm 11.6ft 9.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 15mph Cross-shore 41°FMostly Clear
Wed 11/18
1am 11.1ft 8.9ft12s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 23mph Cross-shore 43°FMostly Cloudy
4am 9.5ft 7.5ft12s 0.7ft16s 4.6ft6s 30mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
7am 9.1ft 5.6ft12s 2.3ft12s 7.5ft5s 35mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
10am 11.6ft 6.2ft10s 4.3ft12s 9.5ft6s 37mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Rain
1pm 12.3ft 8.9ft7s 8.2ft11s 7mph +26 Onshore 54°FChance of Rain
4pm 15ft 9.2ft8s 8.5ft10s 3mph +30 Onshore 54°FChance of Rain
7pm 14.2ft 8.9ft11s 7.9ft7s 11mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
10pm 14.9ft 11.5ft14s 1ft12s 7.2ft7s 23mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
Thu 11/19
1am 15.2ft 11.5ft14s 1ft15s 7.9ft7s 24mph +0 Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
4am 16ft 12.1ft14s 1ft15s 9.5ft7s 32mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
7am 19.5ft 13.8ft15s 1ft15s 12.8ft8s 35mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
10am 25.7ft 1ft15s 20.7ft14s 30mph Onshore 48°FChance of Rain
1pm 25.6ft 9.5ft14s 1ft13s 18.7ft14s 27mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
4pm 20.1ft 1ft14s 0.7ft11s 15.7ft14s 26mph Onshore 48°FChance of Rain
7pm 18.2ft 1ft14s 0.7ft11s 15.1ft13s 25mph Onshore 43°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 16.9ft 1ft14s 14.1ft13s 21mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
Fri 11/20
1am 15ft 12.5ft13s 1ft14s 18mph Onshore 43°FChance of Drizzle
4am 13.5ft 11.2ft12s 1ft14s 15mph Onshore 41°FChance of Drizzle
7am 12.4ft 10.2ft12s 1.3ft13s 11mph Onshore 45°FMostly Cloudy
10am 11.4ft 9.2ft12s 1.3ft13s 11mph Onshore 54°FMostly Cloudy
1pm 10.7ft 8.5ft12s 1.3ft13s 7mph Onshore 56°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 10.8ft 7.9ft12s 1.6ft19s 4mph Onshore 49°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 10ft 7.2ft11s 1.6ft18s 4mph Cross-shore 43°FPartly Cloudy
10pm 9.7ft 6.9ft11s 2.3ft17s 6mph Onshore 41°FMostly Clear
Sat 11/21
1am 9.4ft 6.2ft11s 2.3ft17s 10mph Cross-shore 40°FClear
4am 8.8ft 5.6ft11s 2.6ft16s 14mph Cross-shore 41°FMostly Clear
7am 8.8ft 5.2ft11s 3ft16s 2ft2s 22mph Cross-shore 42°FMostly Cloudy
10am 6.9ft 3.6ft10s 3ft15s 4.6ft4s 26mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 8.4ft 3.3ft15s 2.3ft10s 5.9ft6s 17mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
4pm 11.8ft 4.9ft11s 2.6ft12s 6.9ft8s 15mph Onshore 48°FChance of Rain
7pm 11.6ft 8.5ft9s 3.3ft14s 14mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
10pm 14.2ft 10.5ft10s 4.3ft14s 14mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle

Tide, sun & moon 1-month tide forecast

  1. Today 11/15

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

  2. Mon 11/16

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

  3. Tue 11/17

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

  4. Wed 11/18

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

  5. Thu 11/19

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

  6. Fri 11/20

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

  7. Sat 11/21

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

  8. Sun 11/22

    • Low -0.9ft
    • High 3.1ft
    • Low -3.3ft
    • High 0.8ft
    Sunrise
    Sunset
    Daylight
    10h 3m
    Moon
    Waxing gibbous

Nearby buoys

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
1.6–8.3 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Best tide
Low
Best season
Summer, Fall
Ability
Intermediate

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Good · 3.8/5Very Good · 4.6/5Good · 4.4/5Very Good · 4.5/5Good · 3.5/5Fair · 3.3/5Good · 3.6/5Fair · 3.2/5Very Good · 4.7/5Fair · 3.4/5Fair · 3.0/5Fair · 2.5/5Good · 3.7/5Good · 4.1/5Poor · 2.0/5Poor · 1.5/5Very Poor · 1.2/5Good · 3.9/5Poor · 2.3/5Very Poor · 1.4/5Poor · 1.6/5Poor · 1.7/5Poor · 1.8/5Fair · 2.6/5Fair · 2.9/5Fair · 2.8/5Fair · 2.7/5Poor · 2.2/5Triple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 14s WNW, 2.3ft 16s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 14s WNW, 2.3ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 2.3ft 16s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 14s WNW, 6.6ft 18s WNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s S, 3.9ft 4s NNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s S, 4.3ft 4s NNWEpic (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 14s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 13s 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 9.5ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 12s WNW, 1.6ft 13s S, 2ft 3s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.5ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 16s SSW, 4.6ft 6s SSWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.6ft 12s WNW, 2.3ft 12s W, 7.5ft 5s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WSW · Swells 6.2ft 10s WNW, 4.3ft 12s WNW, 9.5ft 6s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 7s SW, 8.2ft 11s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 8s SW, 8.5ft 10s WDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.9ft 11s WNW, 7.9ft 7s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 14s WNW, 1ft 12s S, 7.2ft 7s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 14s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 7.9ft 7s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 9.5ft 7s SWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 15s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 12.8ft 8s SWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 15s S, 20.7ft 14s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 14s SW, 1ft 13s S, 18.7ft 14s WNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 11s S, 15.7ft 14s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 11s S, 15.1ft 13s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 14.1ft 13s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.5ft 13s WNW, 1ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 12s WNW, 1ft 14s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.2ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.2ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 12s WNW, 1.6ft 19s NWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 11s WNW, 1.6ft 18s NWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 11s WNW, 2.3ft 17s NWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.2ft 11s WNW, 2.3ft 17s NWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.6ft 11s WNW, 2.6ft 16s WNWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.2ft 11s WNW, 3ft 16s WNW, 2ft 2s SSWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 3.6ft 10s WNW, 3ft 15s WNW, 4.6ft 4s SWOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 3.3ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 10s WNW, 5.9ft 6s WSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 4.9ft 11s WNW, 2.6ft 12s WNW, 6.9ft 8s WDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 9s WNW, 3.3ft 14s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 10s WNW, 4.3ft 14s NWCross-shore · From SSWCross-shore · From SCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From NNWCross-shore · From NCross-shore · From NWOnshore · From NWOnshore · From WNWOnshore · From WOnshore · From WSWOnshore · From W · Gusts 33 mphOnshore · From NW · Gusts 33 mphCross-shore · From SW · Gusts 24 mphCross-shore · From SWOnshore · From SWCloudyChance of DrizzleChance of RainPartly CloudyMostly CloudyMostly ClearClearDangerous surf, experts onlyGusts 33 mphGusts 24 mph