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Davenport Landing Surf Report & Forecast, California

Davenport Landing, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 3 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 5.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the north. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.3 ft at 3:48 am.

Good

4–5 ft

head high · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north at 4 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:15 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
5.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.5 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
4 mph (N)offshore
Tide
3.5 ft fallinglow 3.3 ft at 3:48 am
Water
67°F3/2
Air
61°Ffeels like 58°F
Sun
rise 6:42 amset 5:03 pm

Davenport Landing surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Davenport Landing: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Davenport Landing today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460475–6 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:42 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Davenport Landing tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460475–6 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Landing: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4–5 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.2 ft
7 am4–5 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 115.0 ft
8 am5 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 115.8 ft
9 am5–6 ftGoodcalm6.3 ft
10 am5–6 ftGoodcalm6.5 ft
11 am5–6 ftGoodcalm6.2 ft
12 pm5–6 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 115.4 ft
1 pm5–6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 174.2 ft
2 pm4–5 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 202.8 ft
3 pm5 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 191.6 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 170.6 ft
5 pm5 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.2 ft
6 pm5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 140.3 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4–5 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 104.1 ft
7 am4–5 ftGood7 mph offshore (E), gusts 144.7 ft
8 am4–5 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 155.4 ft
9 am5–6 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 166.0 ft
10 am5–6 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 136.4 ft
11 am5–6 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 96.3 ft
12 pm5 ftGood4 mph onshore (S)5.8 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGoodcalm4.9 ft
2 pm4–5 ftGoodcalm3.7 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGoodcalm2.4 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (WNW)1.3 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGood4 mph offshore (NE), gusts 90.6 ft

Davenport Landing waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 am, sets at Davenport Landing arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 150 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
Lulls
about 150 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
80% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Davenport Landing surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Davenport Landing: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Good.

Davenport Landing 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 weekend510154–6Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 104–6Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 115–7Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 124–7Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1310–13Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 146–8Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 158–11Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–8Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 183–5Thu, Nov 19: FairThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Davenport Landing are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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 Landing 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 104–6 ftGood5.2 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1112 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2011 am
Wed, Nov 114–6 ftGood5.7 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 15calm7 am
Thu, Nov 125–7 ftGood4.2 ft · 14 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1811 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 196 am
Fri, Nov 134–7 ftFair6.2 ft · 15 s · WSW11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2022 mph onshore (SW), gusts 346 am
Sat, Nov 1410–13 ftGood10.3 ft · 16 s · W7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 168 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 167 am
Sun, Nov 156–8 ftGood7.7 ft · 16 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1410 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 187 am
Mon, Nov 168–11 ftGreat6.7 ft · 15 s · W13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 284 pm
Tue, Nov 175–8 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (WNW)9 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftPoor—20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 2521 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 2610 am
Thu, Nov 193–5 ftFair—18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 3013 mph cross-shore (NW)1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Davenport Landing are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Davenport Landing tide chart and tide times

Tides at Davenport Landing today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.3 ft at 3:48 am, high 6.5 ft at 9:51 am and low 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm. At 3 am the tide is 3.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Davenport Landing, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.5 ft, fallingLow 3.3 ft3:48 amHigh 6.5 ft9:51 amLow 0.1 ft5:19 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:17 amLow 3.6 ft4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft10:23 amLow 0.4 ft6:01 pmHigh 4.5 ft1:16 amLow 4.0 ft4:47 amHigh 6.4 ft10:57 amLow 0.7 ft6:45 pmHigh 4.6 ft2:17 am
Tide height at Davenport Landing, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Davenport Landing tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.3 ft at 3:48 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:51 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.5 ft at 12:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:01 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.5 ft at 1:16 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.6 ft at 2:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:24 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:34 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.7 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:19 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:16 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:24 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.6 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:07 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.7 ft at 5:06 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:20 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:54 am

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

Davenport Landing water temperature

The water temperature at Davenport Landing is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 4 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 68 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.

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About Davenport Landing

Davenport Landing is a cove in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest.

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