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Bunkers Surf Report & Forecast, Eureka, California

Bunkers, Eureka, California: 13–15 ft, double overhead to triple overhead or bigger, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:39 pm.

Great

13–15 ft

double overhead to triple overhead or bigger · occasional 17 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the south-southeast at 11 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
9.2 ft · 13 s · WNW
Wind
11 mph (SSE), gusts 20offshore
Tide
6.6 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:39 pm
Water
60°F4/3
Air
61°Ffeels like 53°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:04 pm

Bunkers surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Bunkers 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: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Bunkers tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14812–14 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 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 Bunkers: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–13 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE)3.8 ft
7 am13–15 ftGreat10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 164.7 ft
8 am12–14 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 155.7 ft
9 am13–15 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 196.7 ft
10 am13–15 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 207.3 ft
11 am13–15 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 207.3 ft
12 pmnow13–14 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 206.6 ft
1 pm11–13 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 215.3 ft
2 pm11–13 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 213.7 ft
3 pm10–11 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 191.9 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 180.5 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16-0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–13 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 143.6 ft
7 am11–13 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 124.2 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 155.1 ft
9 am12–14 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 146.1 ft
10 am12–14 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 126.9 ft
11 am12–13 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 117.2 ft
12 pm11–13 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 156.9 ft
1 pm11–12 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 195.9 ft
2 pm11–12 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 184.5 ft
3 pm10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 172.8 ft
4 pm10–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151.2 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 120.1 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (S)-0.5 ft

Bunkers waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Bunkers 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 145 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 15.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 145 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
78% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Bunkers surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Bunkers: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–20 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–18 ft and Great.

Bunkers 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 99–14Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–14Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1111–16Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–17Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1316–20Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1412–18Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1512–17Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1612–14Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 1710–13Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Bunkers 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
Bunkers 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–15 ftGreat11.6 ft · 14 s · WNW9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1512 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 216 am
Tue, Nov 109–14 ftGreat8.6 ft · 13 s · W8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1510 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 1810 am
Wed, Nov 119–14 ftGreat8.3 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (S)11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 175 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–16 ftGreat10.9 ft · 15 s · W7 mph offshore (SE)10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157 am
Fri, Nov 1310–17 ftGood9.1 ft · 14 s · W20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3227 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 457 am
Sat, Nov 1416–20 ftGreat18.4 ft · 16 s · WNW16 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 297 am
Sun, Nov 1512–18 ftGreat11.2 ft · 16 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2011 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 1612–17 ftGreat11.3 ft · 16 s · WNWcalm9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1510 am
Tue, Nov 1712–14 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (SE)8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 137 am
Wed, Nov 1810–13 ftGood—11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 1611 mph onshore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Bunkers are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Bunkers tide chart and tide times

Tides at Bunkers today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 4:37 am, high 7.4 ft at 10:30 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:39 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 6.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Bunkers, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 6.6 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft4:37 amHigh 7.4 ft10:30 amLow -0.4 ft5:39 pmHigh 5.6 ft12:23 amLow 3.4 ft5:10 amHigh 7.2 ft11 amLow -0.5 ft6:14 pmHigh 5.6 ft1:09 amLow 3.8 ft5:43 amHigh 7.3 ft11:33 amLow -0.1 ft6:52 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:53 am
Tide height at Bunkers, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Bunkers tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 4:37 amHigh 7.4 ft at 10:30 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:39 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.6 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:10 amHigh 7.2 ft at 11 amLow -0.5 ft at 6:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.6 ft at 1:09 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:43 amHigh 7.3 ft at 11:33 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:52 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:53 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:18 amHigh 7.3 ft at 12:06 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:33 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.6 ft at 2:39 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:55 amHigh 7.1 ft at 12:46 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:17 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.7 ft at 3:30 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:44 amHigh 6.9 ft at 1:27 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:04 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.8 ft at 4:23 amLow 4.7 ft at 8:52 amHigh 6.3 ft at 2:09 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:54 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.4 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.3 ft at 10:08 amHigh 5.6 ft at 3:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:40 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.7 ft at 6:05 amLow 4.0 ft at 11:34 am

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

Bunkers water temperature

The water temperature at Bunkers is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 53°F and an 11 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 60 degrees, 4/3; 60 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood60°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 Bunkers

Spots near Bunkers with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.BunkersHumboldt Bay North JettyHumboldt Bay South JettySamoa BeachEel River MouthMad River BeachCenterville Beach

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About Bunkers

Bunkers is a beach break in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Samoa Bunkers.

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