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Davenport Surf Report & Forecast, California

Davenport, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 7.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm.

Good

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:14 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.9 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.1 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
4.4 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
68°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:41 amset 5:04 pm

Davenport surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Davenport: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Davenport today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–11 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Davenport tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1376–7 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 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 Davenport: 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 am10–11 ftFair6 mph offshore (NNE)4.2 ft
7 am10–11 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNE)5.1 ft
8 am8–10 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (N)5.8 ft
9 am8–9 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (N)6.2 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW)6.1 ft
11 am7–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW)5.5 ft
12 pmnow8–9 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 194.4 ft
1 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 233.1 ft
2 pm7–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 231.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 250.6 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 22-0.1 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18-0.2 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 133.9 ft
7 am5–6 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 134.6 ft
8 am4–5 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 115.4 ft
9 am5–6 ftGreat4 mph offshore (N)6.0 ft
10 am5–6 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
11 am5–6 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 105.8 ft
12 pm5–6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 175.0 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 193.8 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 192.4 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 191.2 ft
4 pm5–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 170.2 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16-0.1 ft

Davenport waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Davenport 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 134 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 134 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
59% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Davenport surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Davenport: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–10 ft and Great.

Davenport 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 weekend510156–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 94–7Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 105–7Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 114–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 126–8Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 138–13Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 145–10Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 157–9Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 164–8Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 173–5Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Davenport 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
Davenport 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–11 ftGreat8.6 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 236 pm
Tue, Nov 104–7 ftGreat5.0 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1112 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 196 pm
Wed, Nov 115–7 ftGreat5.5 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 146 mph onshore (W), gusts 127 am
Thu, Nov 124–8 ftGreat3.9 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 148 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 158 am
Fri, Nov 136–8 ftFair6.6 ft · 14 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2014 mph onshore (SW), gusts 226 am
Sat, Nov 148–13 ftGood7.0 ft · 15 s · WSWcalm8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 137 am
Sun, Nov 155–10 ftGreat7.2 ft · 17 s · W6 mph onshore (S)6 mph cross-shore (W)10 am
Mon, Nov 167–9 ftGreat7.2 ft · 15 s · W11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1919 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 307 am
Tue, Nov 174–8 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1817 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 183–5 ftFair—9 mph cross-shore (WNW)15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 207 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Davenport are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Davenport tide chart and tide times

Tides at Davenport today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:13 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:18 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Davenport, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.4 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft9:18 amLow -0.2 ft4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft11:26 pmLow 3.0 ft3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft9:50 amLow -0.2 ft5:18 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:15 amLow 3.2 ft4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft10:22 amLow 0.0 ft6:01 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:15 am
Tide height at Davenport, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Davenport tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:18 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.2 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:12 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am

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

Davenport water temperature

The water temperature at Davenport is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 67 to 69 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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 Davenport

Spots near Davenport with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.DavenportShark Fin CoveDavenport LandingLaguna CreekScott Creek - BeachScott Creek - ReefFour Mile Beach

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About Davenport

Davenport is a beach break in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest. Also called Davenport Beach and Davenport Pier.

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