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Current conditions

Sat Nov 14, 10pm PST

Surf rating: Very Good · 4.7/5Long-period swell, calm

Surf

21.1ft

Epic (Dangerous) · 16s period

From WNW 302°

Wind

6mph

Onshore

From WSW 256°

Swells

  • 17.1ft 16s Primary · WNW
  • 1.6ft 14s Secondary · SSW

Tide

-2.1ft

Rising · high 4:00am, 0.8ft

Water

62°F

3-4mm wetsuit

Boots, Gloves

Weather

46°F

Cloudy

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Next 7 days Updated

  1. Today 11/14 24–27ft Very Good · 5.0/5
  2. Sun 11/15 14–16ft Very Good · 4.5/5
  3. Mon 11/16 19–21ft Very Good · 4.7/5
  4. Tue 11/17 13–16ft Good · 4.1/5
  5. Wed 11/18 9–14ft Poor · 2.1/5
  6. Thu 11/19 23–26ft Poor · 1.8/5
  7. Fri 11/20 12–15ft Good · 3.9/5

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

24 17s 26.7 18s 26.6 18s 25.5 18s 25 18s 23.8 17s 22.8 17s 21.1 16s 18.4 15s 16.6 15s 14.4 14s 13.6 14s 14.3 14s 16 14s 19.7 14s 22.2 16s 21.4 16s 21 16s 21 16s 20.4 16s 19.8 16s 19.2 15s 19 15s 18.5 15s 17.6 15s 16.8 15s 15.5 15s 14.9 14s 13.7 14s 12.9 14s 12.2 14s 11.6 13s 10.7 13s 9.5 13s 9 13s 10.5 12s 11 10s 13.7 12s 15.9 15s 16.1 15s 16.6 14s 17 14s 22.6 15s 25.9 14s 25.7 14s 23.9 14s 22.2 13s 20.3 13s 18.7 13s 16.3 13s 14.6 12s 13.1 12s 12.2 12s 11.6 12s 10.8 12s 10.3 18s

Wind mph

11 9 6 6 6 4+0 3 6 5 4 9 13 15 15 16 15 13 15 13 13 15 16 17 20 18 19 16 11 7 7 11 19 25 30 34 37 37 36 12+22 25 26 27 30 32 31 27 27 24 18 13 11 7 6 6 4 3+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

45° 44° 44° 61° 64° 49° 48° 46° 46° 47° 48° 61° 63° 55° 48° 51° 51° 51° 49° 50° 51° 50° 42° 42° 46° 46° 46° 54° 59° 50° 48° 43° 45° 48° 49° 51° 52° 54° 53° 51° 51° 50° 48° 48° 48° 48° 47° 47° 47° 46° 43° 56° 54° 51° 45° 44°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Today 11/14
1am 24ft 19ft17s 1.6ft15s 11mph Onshore 45°FChance of Drizzle
4am 26.7ft 22ft17s 1.6ft15s 9mph Onshore 44°FMostly Cloudy
7am 26.6ft 22ft17s 1.6ft15s 6mph Onshore 44°FClear
10am 25.5ft 21ft17s 2ft15s 6mph Onshore 61°FClear
1pm 25ft 20ft17s 1.6ft14s 6mph Onshore 64°FMostly Clear
4pm 23.8ft 19.4ft17s 1.6ft14s 4mph +0 Onshore 49°FCloudy
7pm 22.8ft 18.7ft16s 2ft14s 3mph Onshore 48°FCloudy
Now 21.1ft 17.1ft16s 1.6ft14s 6mph Onshore 46°FCloudy
Sun 11/15
1am 18.4ft 15.1ft15s 1.6ft14s 5mph Cross-shore 46°FCloudy
4am 16.6ft 12.8ft14s 1.6ft14s 4mph Cross-shore 47°FCloudy
7am 14.4ft 11.2ft14s 1.6ft14s 9mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10am 13.6ft 10.2ft14s 2.3ft16s 13mph Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
1pm 14.3ft 10.8ft14s 2ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 63°FCloudy
4pm 16ft 12.5ft14s 2ft16s 15mph Cross-shore 55°FCloudy
7pm 19.7ft 13.1ft14s 6.6ft18s 16mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10pm 22.2ft 14.1ft15s 7.9ft18s 15mph Cross-shore 51°FCloudy
Mon 11/16
1am 21.4ft 16.7ft15s 2.3ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 21ft 16.7ft16s 2.3ft15s 15mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
7am 21ft 16.4ft16s 2.3ft15s 13mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Rain
10am 20.4ft 16.1ft15s 2.3ft14s 13mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
1pm 19.8ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 15mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 19.2ft 15.7ft15s 2.3ft14s 16mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 19ft 15.7ft15s 2ft14s 17mph Cross-shore 42°FClear
10pm 18.5ft 15.4ft15s 2ft14s 20mph Onshore 42°FClear
Tue 11/17
1am 17.6ft 14.8ft15s 2ft14s 18mph Onshore 46°FMostly Cloudy
4am 16.8ft 13.8ft14s 2ft13s 19mph Onshore 46°FMostly Cloudy
7am 15.5ft 13.1ft14s 2ft13s 16mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
10am 14.9ft 12.1ft14s 1.6ft13s 11mph Onshore 54°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 13.7ft 11.5ft14s 1.6ft13s 7mph Onshore 59°FMostly Clear
4pm 12.9ft 10.8ft13s 1.6ft13s 7mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 12.2ft 10.2ft13s 1.6ft13s 11mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
10pm 11.6ft 9.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 19mph Cross-shore 43°FMostly Cloudy
Wed 11/18
1am 10.7ft 8.5ft13s 1.6ft13s 3.3ft3s 25mph Cross-shore 45°FCloudy
4am 9.5ft 7.2ft12s 0.7ft16s 4.9ft6s 30mph Cross-shore 48°FCloudy
7am 9ft 5.9ft12s 3ft9s 6.6ft5s 34mph Cross-shore 49°FChance of Drizzle
10am 10.5ft 6.6ft12s 4.9ft7s 8.5ft6s 37mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
1pm 11ft 7.9ft11s 3ft12s 11.2ft7s 37mph Cross-shore 52°FChance of Rain
4pm 13.7ft 8.5ft11s 4.6ft15s 11.8ft8s 36mph Cross-shore 54°FChance of Rain
7pm 15.9ft 11.8ft14s 10.2ft8s 12mph +22 Onshore 53°FChance of Rain
10pm 16.1ft 12.8ft14s 1ft14s 9.2ft7s 25mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
Thu 11/19
1am 16.6ft 12.8ft14s 1ft15s 8.9ft7s 26mph Cross-shore 51°FChance of Rain
4am 17ft 13.1ft14s 1ft13s 8.9ft7s 27mph Cross-shore 50°FChance of Rain
7am 22.6ft 17.1ft14s 1ft15s 3ft10s 30mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
10am 25.9ft 1ft14s 21ft14s 32mph Cross-shore 48°FChance of Rain
1pm 25.7ft 1ft14s 21ft14s 31mph Onshore 48°FChance of Rain
4pm 23.9ft 1ft14s 0.7ft11s 19.7ft13s 27mph Onshore 48°FChance of Rain
7pm 22.2ft 1ft14s 0.7ft11s 18.4ft13s 27mph Onshore 47°FChance of Rain
10pm 20.3ft 1ft14s 0.7ft11s 17.1ft12s 24mph Onshore 47°FChance of Rain
Fri 11/20
1am 18.7ft 15.1ft12s 1ft14s 18mph Onshore 47°FChance of Rain
4am 16.3ft 13.5ft12s 1.3ft13s 13mph Onshore 46°FChance of Drizzle
7am 14.6ft 11.8ft12s 1.3ft13s 11mph Onshore 43°FChance of Drizzle
10am 13.1ft 10.5ft12s 1.3ft15s 7mph Onshore 56°FChance of Drizzle
1pm 12.2ft 9.5ft12s 1.3ft20s 6mph Onshore 54°FChance of Drizzle
4pm 11.6ft 8.5ft12s 2ft19s 6mph Onshore 51°FChance of Drizzle
7pm 10.8ft 7.9ft11s 2ft18s 4mph Onshore 45°FMostly Cloudy
10pm 10.3ft 6.9ft11s 2.6ft17s 3mph +0 Onshore 44°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

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

36.2797°, -121.8596°

Dangerous surf, experts onlyGood · 4.2/5Very Good · 4.7/5Very Good · 5.0/5Very Good · 4.8/5Good · 3.6/5Good · 3.8/5Very Good · 4.5/5Good · 3.5/5Fair · 3.4/5Good · 4.1/5Good · 4.4/5Fair · 3.3/5Good · 3.9/5Fair · 3.2/5Fair · 3.0/5Poor · 2.4/5Good · 3.7/5Poor · 2.1/5Poor · 1.6/5Very Poor · 1.4/5Fair · 2.9/5Fair · 2.5/5Poor · 1.5/5Poor · 1.7/5Poor · 1.8/5Fair · 2.6/5Epic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 22ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 21ft 17s WNW, 2ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 20ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 19.4ft 17s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 18.7ft 16s WNW, 2ft 14s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.1ft 16s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.1ft 15s WNW, 1.6ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 14s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.2ft 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 12.5ft 14s WNW, 2ft 16s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 6.6ft 18s WNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 14.1ft 15s WNW, 7.9ft 18s WNWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 15s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.7ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 16.4ft 16s WNW, 2.3ft 15s SEpic (Dangerous) · 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 15s WNW, 2ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.8ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 2ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.1ft 14s WNW, 1.6ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.5ft 14s 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 8.5ft 13s WNW, 1.6ft 13s S, 3.3ft 3s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.2ft 12s WNW, 0.7ft 16s SSW, 4.9ft 6s SOverhead+ · From WNW · Swells 5.9ft 12s WNW, 3ft 9s WSW, 6.6ft 5s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.6ft 12s WNW, 4.9ft 7s WSW, 8.5ft 6s SSWDouble overhead+ · From W · Swells 7.9ft 11s WNW, 3ft 12s SW, 11.2ft 7s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 11s WNW, 4.6ft 15s WNW, 11.8ft 8s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.8ft 14s WNW, 10.2ft 8s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 1ft 14s S, 9.2ft 7s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 12.8ft 14s WNW, 1ft 15s S, 8.9ft 7s SSWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.1ft 14s WNW, 1ft 13s S, 8.9ft 7s SWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 17.1ft 14s W, 1ft 15s S, 3ft 10s SSWEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 21ft 14s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 11s S, 19.7ft 13s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 11s S, 18.4ft 13s WEpic (Dangerous) · From WNW · Swells 1ft 14s S, 0.7ft 11s S, 17.1ft 12s WNWTriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 15.1ft 12s WNW, 1ft 14s STriple overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 13.5ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 11.8ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 13s SDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 10.5ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 15s SSWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 9.5ft 12s WNW, 1.3ft 20s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 8.5ft 12s WNW, 2ft 19s WNWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 7.9ft 11s WNW, 2ft 18s NWDouble overhead+ · From WNW · Swells 6.9ft 11s WNW, 2.6ft 17s WNWOnshore · From WNWOnshore · From NWOnshore · From W · Gusts 4 mphOnshore · From WOnshore · From WSWCross-shore · From SWCross-shore · From SSWCross-shore · From SCross-shore · From SSECross-shore · From NWCross-shore · From NNWCross-shore · From NOnshore · From SW · Gusts 34 mphOnshore · From SWOnshore · From WSW · Gusts 3 mphChance of DrizzleMostly CloudyClearMostly ClearCloudyChance of RainGusts 4 mphGusts 34 mphGusts 3 mph