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Camel Rock Surf Report & Forecast, Trinidad, California

Camel Rock, Trinidad, California: 8–10 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 9.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm.

Good

8–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 11 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
9.1 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
11 mph (S), gusts 19cross-shore
Tide
6.7 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm
Water
59°F4/3
Air
58°Ffeels like 51°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:03 pm

Camel Rock surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Camel Rock today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1489–11 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Camel Rock tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1489–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 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 Camel Rock: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 133.8 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 164.7 ft
8 am9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 145.8 ft
9 am9–10 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 176.8 ft
10 am8–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 197.4 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 197.4 ft
12 pmnow9–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 186.7 ft
1 pm8–10 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 195.4 ft
2 pm8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 183.8 ft
3 pm9–10 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 182.0 ft
4 pm9–11 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 190.6 ft
5 pm8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17-0.2 ft
6 pm7–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 123.6 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 114.2 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 125.1 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 126.1 ft
10 am8–9 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 116.9 ft
11 am8–9 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 117.3 ft
12 pm8–9 ftFair8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 147.0 ft
1 pm9–10 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 166.1 ft
2 pm9–10 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 144.6 ft
3 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 123.0 ft
4 pm9–11 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (S)1.4 ft
5 pm9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (S)0.2 ft
6 pm9–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12-0.3 ft

Camel Rock waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Camel Rock 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 143 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 143 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
50% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Camel Rock surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Camel Rock: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–20 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Great.

Camel Rock 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 weekend10207–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 98–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–13Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 1314–20Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1410–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1511–16Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 168–12Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Camel Rock 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
Camel Rock 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–11 ftGreat11.7 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1410 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 186 am
Tue, Nov 108–11 ftGreat8.8 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 128 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 146 pm
Wed, Nov 118–12 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · W5 mph cross-shore (SSE)9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 146 pm
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftGreat11.5 ft · 15 s · W8 mph offshore (ESE)8 mph cross-shore (SSW)7 am
Fri, Nov 137–13 ftPoor to Fair7.6 ft · 14 s · W22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3230 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 447 am
Sat, Nov 1414–20 ftGood19.4 ft · 16 s · W17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2617 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 257 am
Sun, Nov 1510–14 ftGreat11.1 ft · 16 s · WNW9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 198 mph onshore (SW), gusts 167 am
Mon, Nov 1611–16 ftGreat10.8 ft · 16 s · WSW5 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 108 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157 am
Tue, Nov 178–12 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (ESE)8 mph cross-shore (SSE)7 am
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (NW)9 mph cross-shore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Camel Rock are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Camel Rock tide chart and tide times

Tides at Camel Rock today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 4:39 am, high 7.5 ft at 10:32 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 6.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Camel Rock, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 6.7 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft4:39 amHigh 7.5 ft10:32 amLow -0.4 ft5:40 pmHigh 5.8 ft12:23 amLow 3.5 ft5:15 amHigh 7.3 ft11:05 amLow -0.4 ft6:15 pmHigh 5.8 ft1:10 amLow 4.0 ft5:45 amHigh 7.5 ft11:35 amLow 0.0 ft6:55 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:51 am
Tide height at Camel Rock, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Camel Rock tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 4:39 amHigh 7.5 ft at 10:32 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.8 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:15 amHigh 7.3 ft at 11:05 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:15 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.8 ft at 1:10 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:45 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:35 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:51 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:19 amHigh 7.3 ft at 12:09 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:34 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.7 ft at 2:39 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:56 amHigh 7.3 ft at 12:48 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:18 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.8 ft at 3:30 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:45 amHigh 7.1 ft at 1:29 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:04 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.9 ft at 4:23 amLow 4.8 ft at 8:54 amHigh 6.4 ft at 2:10 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:54 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.6 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.4 ft at 10:09 amHigh 5.7 ft at 3:13 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:41 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.8 ft at 6:05 amLow 4.1 ft at 11:35 am

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

Camel Rock water temperature

The water temperature at Camel Rock is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 51°F and an 11 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 59 and 60°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3; 59 to 60 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 Camel Rock

Spots near Camel Rock with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Camel RockMoonstone BeachLittle River State BeachClam BeachTrinidad State BeachMad River BeachPatrick's Point

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About Camel Rock

Camel Rock is a reef break in Trinidad, Humboldt County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Houda Point.

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