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Bolinas Surf Report & Forecast, California

Bolinas, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the northwest, gusting 11 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm.

Good

5–6 ft

head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the northwest at 6 mph, offshore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
5.9 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 0.1 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (NW), gusts 11offshore
Tide
5.3 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm
Water
63°F3/2
Air
64°Ffeels like 62°F
Sun
rise 6:45 amset 5:04 pm

Bolinas surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Bolinas: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Bolinas today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1377–8 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:45 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Bolinas tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1375–6 ft6 am: Good7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 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 Bolinas: 2 pm, Good, 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 am6–7 ftGreatcalm4.3 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NNW)5.2 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NNW)6.1 ft
9 am6–7 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 106.6 ft
10 am5–6 ftGood6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 116.7 ft
11 am5–6 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 126.3 ft
12 pmnow5–6 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 125.3 ft
1 pm5–6 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 143.9 ft
2 pm5–6 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 212.5 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 191.1 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 170.2 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18-0.1 ft
6 pm4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 180.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3–4 ftGood8 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 144.0 ft
7 am3–4 ftFair6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 114.7 ft
8 am3 ftFair5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 105.5 ft
9 am3 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNW)6.2 ft
10 am3 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 106.6 ft
11 am3–4 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 116.4 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)5.8 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 124.6 ft
2 pm5–6 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 133.3 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 141.8 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 150.7 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 160.1 ft
6 pm4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 170.0 ft

Bolinas waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Bolinas 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 218 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 218 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Bolinas surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Bolinas: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–10 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Poor to Fair.

Bolinas 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 weekend3694–8Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 93–6Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 102–5Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 115–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–7Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 137–10Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 144–7Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 158–10Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 164–6Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 173–5Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Bolinas 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
Bolinas 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–8 ftGreat7.1 ft · 15 s · WSW4 mph offshore (NNW)12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 217 am
Tue, Nov 103–6 ftGood3.9 ft · 13 s · WSW5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 108 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 132 pm
Wed, Nov 112–5 ftGood4.2 ft · 13 s · WSW5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 10calm4 pm
Thu, Nov 125–8 ftGreat5.5 ft · 15 s · WSW5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 105 mph onshore (S), gusts 1211 am
Fri, Nov 134–7 ftFair7.3 ft · 14 s · WSW8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 1315 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 217 am
Sat, Nov 147–10 ftGreat8.1 ft · 15 s · WSW4 mph cross-shore (WSW)10 mph onshore (SW)7 am
Sun, Nov 154–7 ftPoor to Fair8.2 ft · 16 s · WSW15 mph onshore (S), gusts 2321 mph onshore (S), gusts 354 pm
Mon, Nov 168–10 ftGreat9.2 ft · 15 s · WSW12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2118 mph offshore (NW), gusts 297 am
Tue, Nov 174–6 ftGood—12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1715 mph offshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 183–5 ftGood—16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 2317 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2410 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Bolinas are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Bolinas tide chart and tide times

Tides at Bolinas today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 3:41 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:40 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm and high 4.8 ft at 11:53 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Bolinas, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.3 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft3:41 amHigh 6.7 ft9:40 amLow -0.1 ft5:01 pmHigh 4.8 ft11:53 pmLow 3.4 ft4:14 amHigh 6.6 ft10:12 amLow 0.0 ft5:37 pmHigh 4.8 ft12:39 amLow 3.7 ft4:45 amHigh 6.7 ft10:45 amLow 0.2 ft6:18 pmHigh 4.8 ft1:32 am
Tide height at Bolinas, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Bolinas tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 3:41 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:40 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 11:53 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.4 ft at 4:14 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:12 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:37 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.8 ft at 12:39 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:45 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.8 ft at 1:32 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:21 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:20 amLow 0.5 ft at 7 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.0 ft at 2:30 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:02 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:58 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.8 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:50 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:38 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.0 ft at 4:26 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:07 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:31 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:30 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.8 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:35 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:15 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.0 ft at 5:53 amLow 3.7 ft at 11:10 am

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

Bolinas water temperature

The water temperature at Bolinas is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 60 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°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 Bolinas

Bolinas is a point break in Bolinas, Marin County, California, facing south. Also called Patch, Channel, Bolinas Lagoon and Brighton Beach.

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