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Agate Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Trinidad, California

Agate Beach, Trinidad, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 8.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm.

Great

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 15 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.8 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
15 mph (S), gusts 22cross-shore
Tide
6.8 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm
Water
59°F4/3
Air
58°Ffeels like 49°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:03 pm

Agate Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Agate Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Agate Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14813–15 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Great3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Agate Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Agate Beach: 3 pm, Great, on a falling mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am13–15 ftGreat10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 153.8 ft
7 am11–13 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 164.7 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 185.8 ft
9 am10–12 ftGreat14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 216.8 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreat15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 227.4 ft
11 am10–12 ftGreat15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 237.4 ft
12 pmnow10–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 216.8 ft
1 pm10–12 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 225.5 ft
2 pm10–12 ftGreat14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 223.8 ft
3 pm10–12 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 212.1 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 210.6 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20-0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 19-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 133.5 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE)4.2 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE)5.1 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat9 mph offshore (SE)6.1 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 136.9 ft
11 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 137.3 ft
12 pm9–11 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 167.0 ft
1 pm10–11 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 176.1 ft
2 pm9–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 154.7 ft
3 pm9–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 133.0 ft
4 pm9–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (S)1.4 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S)0.2 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreat9 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 14-0.4 ft

Agate Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Agate Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 212 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 212 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Agate Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Agate Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 19–25 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 19–25 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–16 ft and Great.

Agate Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend10208–15Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 99–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–13Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1111–14Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–12Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1319–25Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1412–16Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1515–23Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1611–14Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 1711–14Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Agate Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Agate Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–15 ftGreat11.3 ft · 14 s · W12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1814 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 226 am
Tue, Nov 109–12 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · W8 mph offshore (SE)9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 153 pm
Wed, Nov 119–13 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 129 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 164 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–14 ftGreat11.6 ft · 15 s · W9 mph offshore (ESE)9 mph cross-shore (SSW)4 pm
Fri, Nov 137–12 ftGood7.4 ft · 14 s · W24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3234 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 467 am
Sat, Nov 1419–25 ftGreat19.6 ft · 16 s · W20 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 2719 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 267 am
Sun, Nov 1512–16 ftGreat10.7 ft · 15 s · W12 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 229 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 1615–23 ftGreat13.2 ft · 16 s · WNW6 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 118 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157 am
Tue, Nov 1711–14 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (ESE)10 mph offshore (SSE)7 am
Wed, Nov 1811–14 ftGood—12 mph onshore (NW)9 mph onshore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Agate Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Agate Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Agate Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 4:40 am, high 7.5 ft at 10:33 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 6.8 ft and falling.

Tide height at Agate Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 6.8 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft4:40 amHigh 7.5 ft10:33 amLow -0.4 ft5:41 pmHigh 5.7 ft12:24 amLow 3.4 ft5:14 amHigh 7.3 ft11:05 amLow -0.4 ft6:17 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:11 amLow 3.8 ft5:46 amHigh 7.4 ft11:36 amLow -0.1 ft6:55 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:52 am
Tide height at Agate Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Agate Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 4:40 amHigh 7.5 ft at 10:33 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.7 ft at 12:24 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:14 amHigh 7.3 ft at 11:05 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.7 ft at 1:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:46 amHigh 7.4 ft at 11:36 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:52 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:20 amHigh 7.3 ft at 12:11 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:35 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.7 ft at 2:40 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:59 amHigh 7.3 ft at 12:48 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:19 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.8 ft at 3:30 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:45 amHigh 7.1 ft at 1:31 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:06 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.8 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.8 ft at 8:54 amHigh 6.4 ft at 2:12 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:56 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.6 ft at 5:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 10:10 amHigh 5.7 ft at 3:14 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:42 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.8 ft at 6:06 amLow 4.1 ft at 11:36 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Agate Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Agate Beach is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 49°F and a 15 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 59°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3; 58 to 59 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood59°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Agate Beach

Spots near Agate Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Agate BeachPatrick's PointBig LagoonDry LagoonTrinidad State BeachStone LagoonCamel Rock

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Other spots named Agate Beach: Agate Beach, Newport, Oregon

About Agate Beach

Agate Beach is a beach break in Trinidad, Humboldt County, California, facing northwest. Also called Sue-meg Agate Beach.

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