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Andrew Molera State Park Surf Report & Forecast, Big Sur, CA

Andrew Molera State Park, Big Sur, California: 11–13 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 10.6 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 4:31 pm.

Poor

11–13 ft

double overhead · occasional 15 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north-northwest at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:11 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
10.6 ft · 15 s · W
Wind
8 mph (NNW)cross-shore
Tide
4.7 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 4:31 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
70°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:04 pm

Andrew Molera State Park surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Andrew Molera State Park: 6 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Andrew Molera State Park today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101504712–14 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Andrew Molera State Park tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150477–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Andrew Molera State Park: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–14 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (N)4.9 ft
7 am12–14 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (N)5.7 ft
8 am12–14 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (N)6.4 ft
9 am12–13 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.8 ft
10 am11–13 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.6 ft
11 am11–12 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (NW)5.9 ft
12 pmnow10–11 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 164.7 ft
1 pm10–12 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 193.4 ft
2 pm9–11 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 202.0 ft
3 pm9–11 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 191.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 200.4 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 180.4 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 170.9 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.5 ft
7 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 125.3 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 126.0 ft
9 am6–7 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.5 ft
10 am6–7 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.6 ft
11 am6–7 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NW)6.2 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW)5.3 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 144.0 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 162.7 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 161.5 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.6 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 150.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 140.5 ft

Andrew Molera State Park waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Andrew Molera State Park 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 154 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 13.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 154 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
73% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Andrew Molera State Park surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Andrew Molera State Park: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–15 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–13 ft and Poor.

Andrew Molera State Park 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 weekend510157–14Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 96–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 116–10Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–10Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 139–15Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 148–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1511–13Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–9Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Andrew Molera State Park 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
Andrew Molera State Park 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–14 ftGood11.0 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (N)14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 206 pm
Tue, Nov 106–8 ftGreat6.8 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1211 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1610 am
Wed, Nov 116–8 ftGreat7.0 ft · 13 s · WNWcalmcalm4 pm
Thu, Nov 126–10 ftGreat3.6 ft · 13 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 236 am
Fri, Nov 138–10 ftFair6.3 ft · 14 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SSE)9 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 156 am
Sat, Nov 149–15 ftPoor6.9 ft · 15 s · W9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1610 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 177 am
Sun, Nov 158–13 ftPoor7.8 ft · 17 s · W5 mph onshore (WSW)9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 154 pm
Mon, Nov 1611–13 ftPoor7.0 ft · 17 s · W12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2017 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 281 pm
Tue, Nov 176–9 ftGood—15 mph cross-shore (N)16 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGood—7 mph cross-shore (NW)11 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Andrew Molera State Park are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Andrew Molera State Park tide chart and tide times

Tides at Andrew Molera State Park today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 3 am, high 6.8 ft at 9:09 am, low 0.3 ft at 4:31 pm and high 4.7 ft at 11:14 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Andrew Molera State Park, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.7 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft3 amHigh 6.8 ft9:09 amLow 0.3 ft4:31 pmHigh 4.7 ft11:14 pmLow 3.5 ft3:35 amHigh 6.6 ft9:40 amLow 0.3 ft5:07 pmHigh 4.6 ft12:04 amLow 3.7 ft4 amHigh 6.5 ft10:10 amLow 0.5 ft5:51 pmHigh 4.5 ft1:07 am
Tide height at Andrew Molera State Park, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Andrew Molera State Park tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 3 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:09 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:31 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 11:14 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.5 ft at 3:35 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:07 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.6 ft at 12:04 amLow 3.7 ft at 4 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:10 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:51 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.5 ft at 1:07 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:28 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:45 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:36 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.5 ft at 2:10 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:01 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:23 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:24 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:19 amLow 4.5 ft at 5:50 amHigh 6.0 ft at 12:04 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:16 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:16 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:54 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:08 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.7 ft at 5:06 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:06 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:54 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.9 ft at 5:31 amLow 3.9 ft at 10:46 amHigh 4.6 ft at 3:22 pm

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

Andrew Molera State Park water temperature

The water temperature at Andrew Molera State Park is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and an 8 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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.

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About Andrew Molera State Park

Andrew Molera State Park is a rivermouth in Big Sur, Monterey County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Big Sur River Mouth and Molera.

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