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Crescent City South Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California

Crescent City South Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 26 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm.

Poor

7–8 ft

overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the south-southeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.1 ft · 13 s · WSW
Wind
16 mph (SSE), gusts 26cross-shore
Tide
7.0 ft fallinglow -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm
Water
57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
56°Ffeels like 46°F
Sun
rise 6:59 amset 5:02 pm

Crescent City South Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Crescent City South Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Crescent City South Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1488–9 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:59 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Crescent City South Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1487–8 ft7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Crescent City South Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)3.8 ft
7 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE)4.7 ft
8 am7–8 ftPoor10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 165.8 ft
9 am7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 266.8 ft
10 am7–8 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 267.5 ft
11 am8–9 ftPoor17 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 287.6 ft
12 pmnow7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 267.0 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 265.7 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor17 mph onshore (S), gusts 284.0 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 272.2 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor15 mph onshore (S), gusts 250.7 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor14 mph onshore (S), gusts 24-0.3 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor14 mph onshore (S), gusts 23-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 154.1 ft
8 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 165.1 ft
9 am7–8 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 186.2 ft
10 am7–8 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 167.0 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (S), gusts 177.5 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor10 mph onshore (S), gusts 177.2 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor10 mph onshore (S), gusts 166.3 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 154.9 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 143.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 151.4 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 160.1 ft
6 pm7–8 ftFair9 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 14-0.5 ft

Crescent City South Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Crescent City South 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 123 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 123 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
63% 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?

Crescent City South Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Crescent City South Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 11–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–14 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Poor.

Crescent City South 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 weekend510156–9Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 97–8Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 107–9Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1311–14Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 159–13Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–8Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 176–8Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Crescent City South 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
Crescent City South Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–9 ftGood8.1 ft · 14 s · W10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 1617 mph onshore (S), gusts 286 am
Tue, Nov 107–8 ftGood7.9 ft · 13 s · WSW9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 169 mph onshore (S), gusts 158 am
Wed, Nov 117–9 ftGood7.7 ft · 13 s · WSW7 mph cross-shore (SSE)8 mph onshore (S), gusts 145 pm
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftGood9.9 ft · 15 s · WSW6 mph cross-shore (SSE)11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 167 am
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftPoor8.8 ft · 11 s · SW21 mph onshore (S), gusts 3333 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 5412 pm
Sat, Nov 1411–14 ftPoor16.7 ft · 16 s · WSW18 mph onshore (S), gusts 2920 mph onshore (S), gusts 337 am
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftPoor6.4 ft · 15 s · W13 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 2710 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 214 pm
Mon, Nov 169–13 ftGreat9.7 ft · 15 s · SW8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 179 mph onshore (S), gusts 194 pm
Tue, Nov 175–8 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (SE)12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 187 am
Wed, Nov 186–8 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (NW)6 mph cross-shore (NNW)1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Crescent City South Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Crescent City South Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Crescent City South Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 4:48 am, high 7.7 ft at 10:39 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.0 ft and falling.

Tide height at Crescent City South Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 7.0 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft4:48 amHigh 7.7 ft10:39 amLow -0.5 ft5:46 pmHigh 5.9 ft12:27 amLow 3.4 ft5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft11:10 amLow -0.5 ft6:20 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:13 amLow 3.8 ft5:52 amHigh 7.6 ft11:41 amLow -0.2 ft6:58 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:55 am
Tide height at Crescent City South Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Crescent City South Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 4:48 amHigh 7.7 ft at 10:39 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.9 ft at 12:27 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:10 amLow -0.5 ft at 6:20 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.9 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:52 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:41 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:58 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.9 ft at 1:55 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:26 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:38 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.9 ft at 2:41 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:03 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:54 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.0 ft at 3:31 amLow 4.9 ft at 7:50 amHigh 7.3 ft at 1:35 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:08 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.9 ft at 8:58 amHigh 6.6 ft at 2:17 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:58 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.7 ft at 5:21 amLow 4.5 ft at 10:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 3:18 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:45 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.0 ft at 6:08 amLow 4.2 ft at 11:39 am

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

Crescent City South Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Crescent City South Beach is about 57°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 46°F and a 16 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 57 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 57 to 58 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood57°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 Crescent City South Beach

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About Crescent City South Beach

Crescent City South Beach is a beach break in Crescent City, Del Norte County, California, facing south-southwest.

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