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Centerville Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Ferndale, CA

Centerville Beach, Ferndale, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 8.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the south. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 7.1 ft at 10:57 am.

Great

9–11 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
8.7 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
7 mph (S)cross-shore
Tide
3.5 ft risinghigh 7.1 ft at 10:57 am
Water
60°F4/3
Air
57°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:58 amset 5:04 pm

Centerville Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Centerville Beach: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Centerville Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–11 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:58 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Centerville Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 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 Centerville Beach: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amnow9–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE)3.5 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE)4.2 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 125.1 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S)6.1 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 146.8 ft
11 am10–11 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157.1 ft
12 pm10–11 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 186.8 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 205.8 ft
2 pm9–11 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 214.4 ft
3 pm9–11 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 202.7 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 181.2 ft
5 pm9–11 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 180.1 ft
6 pm9–11 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–11 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 163.8 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 184.2 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 184.9 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 175.8 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 186.6 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 217.1 ft
12 pm10–11 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 257.1 ft
1 pm10–12 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 256.5 ft
2 pm10–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 225.4 ft
3 pm10–11 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 243.9 ft
4 pm10–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 232.3 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 211.0 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 190.1 ft

Centerville Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 6 am, sets at Centerville Beach 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 122 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 122 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
77% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Centerville Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Centerville Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 15–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–18 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Good.

Centerville Beach 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 weekend510159–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 1010–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1111–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–14Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1314–18Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1515–18Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1611–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 179–11Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 1810–12Thu, Nov 19: Poor to FairThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Centerville Beach 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
Centerville Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 109–11 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1213 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2111 am
Wed, Nov 1110–12 ftGreat8.8 ft · 13 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1814 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 226 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–15 ftGreat10.9 ft · 15 s · W12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2018 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 308 am
Fri, Nov 1310–14 ftGreat9.9 ft · 14 s · WNW29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 4617 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 271 pm
Sat, Nov 1414–18 ftGreat24.6 ft · 18 s · Wcalm18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 287 am
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftGood12.6 ft · 15 s · W20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 321 pm
Mon, Nov 1615–18 ftGreat22.9 ft · 18 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1112 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 207 am
Tue, Nov 1711–15 ftGreat—4 mph cross-shore (S)6 mph cross-shore (SW)4 pm
Wed, Nov 189–11 ftFair—8 mph onshore (NW)25 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 317 am
Thu, Nov 1910–12 ftPoor to Fair—21 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 3120 mph cross-shore (N)4 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Centerville Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Centerville Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Centerville Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.5 ft at 12:20 am, low 3.3 ft at 5:04 am, high 7.1 ft at 10:57 am and low -0.4 ft at 6:12 pm. At 6 am the tide is 3.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Centerville Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-202468Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.5 ft, risingHigh 5.5 ft12:20 amLow 3.3 ft5:04 amHigh 7.1 ft10:57 amLow -0.4 ft6:12 pmHigh 5.5 ft1:07 amLow 3.8 ft5:38 amHigh 7.2 ft11:29 amLow -0.1 ft6:49 pmHigh 5.6 ft1:52 amLow 4.2 ft6:12 amHigh 7.2 ft12:03 pmLow 0.4 ft7:29 pmHigh 5.8 ft2:41 am
Tide height at Centerville Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Centerville Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 5.5 ft at 12:20 amLow 3.3 ft at 5:04 amHigh 7.1 ft at 10:57 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:12 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.5 ft at 1:07 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:38 amHigh 7.2 ft at 11:29 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:49 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.6 ft at 1:52 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:12 amHigh 7.2 ft at 12:03 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:29 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.8 ft at 2:41 amLow 4.7 ft at 6:48 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:17 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.8 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:47 amHigh 6.7 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.7 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.7 ft at 8:48 amHigh 6.3 ft at 2:05 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:51 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.5 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.3 ft at 10:08 amHigh 5.5 ft at 3:05 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:37 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.6 ft at 6:03 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:32 am

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

Centerville Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Centerville Beach is about 60°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 7 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 Centerville Beach

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About Centerville Beach

Centerville Beach is a beach break in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest.

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