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Current conditions

Sat Nov 14, 1pm PST

Surf rating: Good · 3.6/5Long-period swell, calm

Surf

24.7ft

Epic (Dangerous) · 18s period

From WNW 301°

Wind

6mph

Onshore

From W 281°

Swells

  • 19.7ft 17s Primary · WNW
  • 1.6ft 14s Secondary · S

Tide

1.8ft

Falling · low 8:00pm, -2.6ft

Water

64°F

2-3mm wetsuit

Full Body Wetsuit

Weather

63°F

Partly Cloudy

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Next 7 days Updated

  1. Today 11/14 23–27ft Very Good · 5.0/5
  2. Sun 11/15 14–16ft Very Good · 4.6/5
  3. Mon 11/16 19–21ft Very Good · 4.5/5
  4. Tue 11/17 13–15ft Good · 3.8/5
  5. Wed 11/18 7–17ft Fair · 2.5/5
  6. Thu 11/19 23–31ft Poor · 1.8/5
  7. Fri 11/20 12–16ft Good · 4.4/5

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

23 17s 26.6 18s 26.6 18s 25.4 18s 24.7 18s 23.2 17s 21.5 17s 20.2 16s 17.9 15s 16.4 15s 14.5 14s 13.5 14s 13.9 14s 15.6 14s 17.6 15s 19.8 15s 20.3 16s 20.5 16s 20.6 16s 20 16s 19.8 16s 19.1 16s 19.1 15s 18.1 15s 17.2 15s 16.5 15s 15.1 15s 14.5 14s 13.3 14s 12.5 14s 11.8 14s 11.2 13s 10.4 13s 9.4 13s 7.7 13s 7.3 13s 10.4 12s 17.4 18s 21.7 17s 22.1 16s 22.4 16s 23.7 16s 25.6 15s 24.7 15s 30.9 14s 23.4 14s 22.1 14s 20.5 13s 19.3 13s 17.6 12s 16.3 12s 14.8 12s 13.4 15s 12 12s 11.4 19s 11.2 19s

Wind mph

12 8 6 7 6 6 4 6 6 6 10 14 15 15 12 18 15 12 17 18 19 20 19 16 17 15 12 12 9 6 8 16 21 26 31 33 34 35+0 21+12 23+19 28 27 27 28 29 26 22 23 20 15 8 7 6 5 5 2+0

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

49° 45° 46° 60° 63° 55° 48° 46° 47° 46° 48° 61° 63° 54° 48° 49° 51° 49° 48° 53° 59° 51° 44° 48° 47° 47° 45° 59° 55° 51° 42° 45° 46° 47° 49° 51° 52° 51° 50° 53° 51° 50° 51° 51° 51° 51° 50° 50° 50° 51° 50° 58° 59° 54° 47° 45°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/14
1am 23ft 18.4ft17s 1.6ft15s 12mph Onshore 49°FChance of Drizzle
4am 26.6ft 22ft17s 1.6ft15s 8mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
7am 26.6ft 21.3ft17s 1.6ft15s 6mph Onshore 46°FMostly Cloudy
10am 25.4ft 20.3ft17s 2ft15s 7mph Onshore 60°FPartly Cloudy
Now 24.7ft 19.7ft17s 1.6ft14s 6mph Onshore 63°FPartly Cloudy
4pm 23.2ft 19ft17s 1.6ft14s 6mph Onshore 55°FMostly Cloudy
7pm 21.5ft 17.7ft16s 2ft14s 4mph Onshore 48°FCloudy
10pm 20.2ft 16.1ft16s 2ft14s 6mph Onshore 46°FCloudy
Sun 11/15
1am 17.9ft 14.4ft15s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
4am 16.4ft 12.5ft15s 1.6ft14s 6mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
7am 14.5ft 10.8ft14s 1.6ft14s 10mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10am 13.5ft 10.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 14mph Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
1pm 13.9ft 10.8ft14s 2ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 63°FCloudy
4pm 15.6ft 12.1ft14s 2ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 54°FCloudy
7pm 17.6ft 13.8ft14s 2ft15s 12mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10pm 19.8ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft15s 18mph Cross-shore 49°FCloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 20.3ft 16.4ft15s 2.3ft15s 15mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 20.5ft 16.4ft16s 2.3ft15s 12mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
7am 20.6ft 16.1ft16s 2.3ft15s 17mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
10am 20ft 16.1ft16s 2.3ft15s 18mph Cross-shore 53°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 19.8ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 59°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 19.1ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 20mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 19.1ft 15.4ft15s 2ft14s 19mph Cross-shore 44°FMostly Clear
10pm 18.1ft 15.1ft15s 2ft14s 16mph Cross-shore 48°FPartly Cloudy
Tue 11/17
1am 17.2ft 14.4ft15s 2ft14s 17mph Onshore 47°FMostly Cloudy
4am 16.5ft 13.5ft15s 2ft14s 15mph Onshore 47°FChance of Drizzle
7am 15.1ft 12.8ft14s 2ft13s 12mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
10am 14.5ft 11.8ft14s 1.6ft13s 12mph Onshore 59°FMostly Cloudy
1pm 13.3ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft13s 9mph Onshore 55°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 12.5ft 10.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 6mph Onshore 51°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 11.8ft 9.8ft13s 1.6ft13s 8mph Cross-shore 42°FPartly Cloudy
10pm 11.2ft 9.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 16mph Cross-shore 45°FMostly Cloudy
Wed 11/18
1am 10.4ft 8.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 2ft3s 21mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
4am 9.4ft 6.9ft12s 1.3ft12s 3.6ft4s 26mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
7am 7.7ft 5.9ft12s 1ft13s 5.9ft5s 31mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Drizzle
10am 7.3ft 5.2ft12s 0.7ft16s 7.9ft6s 33mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 10.4ft 6.9ft12s 2.3ft19s 9.8ft7s 34mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Rain
4pm 17.4ft 10.5ft11s 7.2ft17s 9.2ft7s 35mph +0 Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
7pm 21.7ft 14.4ft16s 12.8ft8s 13.1ft9s 21mph +12 Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
10pm 22.1ft 16.4ft16s 1.6ft12s 11.8ft9s 23mph +19 Cross-shore 53°FChance of Rain
Thu 11/19
1am 22.4ft 17.1ft16s 1ft15s 11.5ft8s 28mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 23.7ft 18ft15s 1ft15s 10.8ft8s 27mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7am 25.6ft 20ft15s 1ft15s 27mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
10am 24.7ft 19.4ft15s 1ft15s 28mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
1pm 30.9ft 14.8ft14s 1ft14s 19.7ft14s 29mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4pm 23.4ft 1ft14s 18.7ft14s 26mph Onshore 51°FChance of Rain
7pm 22.1ft 17.7ft13s 1ft14s 22mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
10pm 20.5ft 16.4ft13s 1ft14s 23mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
Fri 11/20
1am 19.3ft 15.4ft12s 1ft14s 20mph Onshore 50°FChance of Rain
4am 17.6ft 13.8ft12s 1.3ft23s 15mph Onshore 51°FChance of Rain
7am 16.3ft 12.1ft12s 1.6ft21s 8mph Onshore 50°FChance of Drizzle
10am 14.8ft 10.8ft12s 2ft21s 7mph Onshore 58°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 13.4ft 9.5ft11s 2.3ft20s 6mph Onshore 59°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 12ft 8.2ft11s 2.6ft19s 5mph Onshore 54°FCloudy
7pm 11.4ft 7.2ft11s 3.3ft19s 5mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
10pm 11.2ft 6.6ft11s 3.3ft18s 2mph +0 Onshore 45°FMostly Cloudy

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

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
1–8.3 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Best tide
Low
Best season
Summer, Fall
Ability
Intermediate

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Dangerous surf, experts onlyFair · 3.4/5Very Good · 4.8/5Very Good · 5.0/5Very Good · 4.6/5Good · 3.6/5Good · 3.5/5Good · 3.8/5Very Good · 4.5/5Good · 3.7/5Good · 3.9/5Fair · 2.7/5Fair · 3.3/5Good · 4.0/5Fair · 3.1/5Fair · 2.8/5Good · 4.1/5Fair · 2.5/5Poor · 2.2/5Poor · 1.7/5Poor · 2.0/5Poor · 1.8/5Poor · 2.3/5Poor · 2.4/5Fair · 2.9/5Good · 4.4/5Epic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.4ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 22ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 21.3ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 20.3ft 17s WNW, 2ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19.7ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.7ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.5ft 15s 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 10.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 16.1ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.7ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.4ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.1ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 11.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 11.2ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.8ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From NW · Swells 9.2ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s S, 2ft 3s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 12s S, 3.6ft 4s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 1ft 13s SSW, 5.9ft 5s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.2ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 16s SSW, 7.9ft 6s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 12s WNW, 2.3ft 19s WNW, 9.8ft 7s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 11s W, 7.2ft 17s WNW, 9.2ft 7s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.4ft 16s WNW, 12.8ft 8s SW, 13.1ft 9s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 12s S, 11.8ft 9s SWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.1ft 16s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 11.5ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18ft 15s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 10.8ft 8s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 20ft 15s W, 1ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19.4ft 15s W, 1ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.8ft 14s WSW, 1ft 14s S, 19.7ft 14s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 18.7ft 14s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.7ft 13s W, 1ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 13s W, 1ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.4ft 12s W, 1ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 12s W, 1.3ft 23s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 12s W, 1.6ft 21s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.8ft 12s W, 2ft 21s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 11s WNW, 2.3ft 20s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.2ft 11s WNW, 2.6ft 19s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 11s WNW, 3.3ft 19s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.6ft 11s WNW, 3.3ft 18s WNWOnshore · From WNWOnshore · From NWOnshore · From WOnshore · From SWCross-shore · From SSWCross-shore · From SCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From NNWCross-shore · From NCross-shore · From NWOnshore · From WSWCross-shore · From S · Gusts 35 mphCross-shore · From SSW · Gusts 33 mphCross-shore · From SSW · Gusts 42 mphCross-shore · From SWOnshore · From NW · Gusts 2 mphChance of DrizzleMostly CloudyPartly CloudyCloudyChance of RainMostly ClearGusts 35 mphGusts 33 mphGusts 42 mphGusts 2 mph