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Big Lagoon Surf Report & Forecast, Trinidad, California

Big Lagoon, Trinidad, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 8.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the south-southeast. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.4 ft at 5:13 am.

Great

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 7 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
8.2 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
7 mph (SSE)offshore
Tide
5.1 ft fallinglow 3.4 ft at 5:13 am
Water
58°F4/3
Air
55°Ffeels like 51°F
Sun
rise 6:58 amset 5:02 pm

Big Lagoon surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Big Lagoon: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Big Lagoon today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–13 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: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:58 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Big Lagoon tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14812–14 ft7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Big Lagoon: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–12 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 123.6 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 144.2 ft
8 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SSE)5.1 ft
9 am11–12 ftGreat5 mph offshore (SSE)6.2 ft
10 am10–12 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 127.0 ft
11 am10–12 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.3 ft
12 pm10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 177.1 ft
1 pm11–12 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 176.1 ft
2 pm11–12 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 174.7 ft
3 pm11–12 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 133.0 ft
4 pm11–13 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 121.4 ft
5 pm11–13 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 120.1 ft
6 pm11–13 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am11–13 ftGreat9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 164.2 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 174.9 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 145.8 ft
10 am11–13 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 116.7 ft
11 am11–13 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 137.3 ft
12 pm11–13 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.4 ft
1 pm12–13 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 176.8 ft
2 pm12–14 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 165.7 ft
3 pm12–14 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 144.2 ft
4 pm12–13 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 122.5 ft
5 pm12–14 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSW)1.1 ft
6 pm12–14 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSE)0.2 ft

Big Lagoon waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 2 am, sets at Big Lagoon arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 176 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 176 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
59% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Big Lagoon surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Big Lagoon: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 19–26 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 19–26 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 13–17 ft and Great.

Big Lagoon 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 weekend102010–13Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 1011–14Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1112–18Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–16Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1319–26Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1413–17Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1520–24Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1613–20Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–10Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 188–10Thu, Nov 19: GreatThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Big Lagoon 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
Big Lagoon 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 1010–13 ftGreat8.2 ft · 13 s · W6 mph offshore (SSE)10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 175 pm
Wed, Nov 1111–14 ftGreat8.8 ft · 13 s · W10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 179 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 166 pm
Thu, Nov 1212–18 ftGreat11.5 ft · 15 s · W9 mph offshore (SSE)23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 367 am
Fri, Nov 1310–16 ftGreat8.2 ft · 14 s · W31 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 4719 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 291 pm
Sat, Nov 1419–26 ftGreat24.4 ft · 18 s · W15 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2217 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 257 am
Sun, Nov 1513–17 ftGreat10.7 ft · 15 s · W19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2816 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 2910 am
Mon, Nov 1620–24 ftGreat—8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 135 mph cross-shore (SW)7 am
Tue, Nov 1713–20 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (SE)4 mph onshore (WSW)4 pm
Wed, Nov 188–10 ftGreat—calm7 mph onshore (NNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 198–10 ftGreat—5 mph offshore (ESE)4 mph onshore (W)7 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Big Lagoon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Big Lagoon tide chart and tide times

Tides at Big Lagoon today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.7 ft at 12:24 am, low 3.4 ft at 5:13 am, high 7.3 ft at 11:04 am and low -0.4 ft at 6:17 pm. At 2 am the tide is 5.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Big Lagoon, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 5.1 ft, fallingHigh 5.7 ft12:24 amLow 3.4 ft5:13 amHigh 7.3 ft11:04 amLow -0.4 ft6:17 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:10 amLow 3.8 ft5:45 amHigh 7.4 ft11:36 amLow -0.1 ft6:55 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:53 amLow 4.2 ft6:18 amHigh 7.5 ft12:12 pmLow 0.5 ft7:34 pmHigh 6.0 ft2:42 am
Tide height at Big Lagoon, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Big Lagoon tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 5.7 ft at 12:24 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:13 amHigh 7.3 ft at 11:04 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.7 ft at 1:10 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:45 amHigh 7.4 ft at 11:36 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:53 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:18 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:12 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:34 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.0 ft at 2:42 amLow 4.7 ft at 6:57 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:50 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.9 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:51 amHigh 6.9 ft at 1:27 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:03 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.9 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.8 ft at 8:53 amHigh 6.5 ft at 2:12 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:56 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.5 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.3 ft at 10:12 amHigh 5.6 ft at 3:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:42 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.6 ft at 6:06 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:36 am

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

Big Lagoon water temperature

The water temperature at Big Lagoon is about 58°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 51°F and a 7 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 58 degrees, 4/3; 58 to 59 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood58°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 Big Lagoon

Spots near Big Lagoon with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Big LagoonAgate BeachDry LagoonPatrick's PointStone LagoonRedwood CreekTrinidad State Beach

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About Big Lagoon

Big Lagoon is a beach break in Trinidad, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest.

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