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Dry Lagoon Surf Report & Forecast, Orick, California

Dry Lagoon, Orick, California: 11–13 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 8.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 23 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:42 pm.

Good

11–13 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 13 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.6 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
13 mph (S), gusts 23cross-shore
Tide
6.9 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:42 pm
Water
59°F4/3
Air
57°Ffeels like 49°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:03 pm

Dry Lagoon surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Dry Lagoon today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Dry Lagoon tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, 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: Good1 pm: Fair2 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 Dry Lagoon: 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 am11–13 ftGreat10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 163.9 ft
7 am11–13 ftGreat10 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 174.7 ft
8 am11–12 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 195.8 ft
9 am11–12 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 226.9 ft
10 am11–13 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 237.5 ft
11 am11–13 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 267.5 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 236.9 ft
1 pm10–11 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 235.6 ft
2 pm10–11 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 223.9 ft
3 pm9–11 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 232.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 220.7 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 123.6 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 124.2 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 125.2 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 136.2 ft
10 am10–12 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 137.0 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.4 ft
12 pm10–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 167.1 ft
1 pm10–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 186.2 ft
2 pm10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 164.8 ft
3 pm10–11 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 143.1 ft
4 pm10–11 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 131.4 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 120.2 ft
6 pm10–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15-0.4 ft

Dry Lagoon waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Dry Lagoon 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 140 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 140 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
70% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Dry Lagoon surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Dry Lagoon: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–19 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–15 ft and Great.

Dry Lagoon 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 weekend10208–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 910–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–14Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1315–19Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1412–15Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1512–17Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1610–13Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 179–12Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Dry Lagoon 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
Dry Lagoon 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–13 ftGreat11.1 ft · 14 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1912 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 226 am
Tue, Nov 1010–12 ftGreat8.6 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 129 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 166 pm
Wed, Nov 119–12 ftGreat8.7 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 137 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 156 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–15 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · W8 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 138 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 137 am
Fri, Nov 139–14 ftGood6.9 ft · 14 s · W20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3231 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 537 am
Sat, Nov 1415–19 ftGreat16.9 ft · 16 s · W18 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 2917 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 307 am
Sun, Nov 1512–15 ftGreat10.0 ft · 15 s · W11 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 228 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 1612–17 ftGreat11.0 ft · 15 s · WNW6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 138 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1610 am
Tue, Nov 1710–13 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (ESE)10 mph offshore (SSE)7 am
Wed, Nov 189–12 ftGreat—10 mph onshore (NW)7 mph cross-shore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Dry Lagoon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Dry Lagoon tide chart and tide times

Tides at Dry Lagoon today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 4:42 am, high 7.6 ft at 10:34 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:42 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 6.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Dry Lagoon, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 6.9 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft4:42 amHigh 7.6 ft10:34 amLow -0.4 ft5:42 pmHigh 5.8 ft12:25 amLow 3.5 ft5:15 amHigh 7.4 ft11:05 amLow -0.4 ft6:17 pmHigh 5.8 ft1:10 amLow 3.9 ft5:46 amHigh 7.6 ft11:37 amLow 0.0 ft6:55 pmHigh 5.8 ft1:53 am
Tide height at Dry Lagoon, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Dry Lagoon tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 4:42 amHigh 7.6 ft at 10:34 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:42 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.8 ft at 12:25 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:15 amHigh 7.4 ft at 11:05 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.8 ft at 1:10 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:46 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:37 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.8 ft at 1:53 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:21 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:11 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:36 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.8 ft at 2:39 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:59 amHigh 7.4 ft at 12:50 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:19 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.9 ft at 3:30 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:47 amHigh 7.2 ft at 1:31 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:06 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.0 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.9 ft at 8:54 amHigh 6.6 ft at 2:13 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:56 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.7 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.5 ft at 10:10 amHigh 5.8 ft at 3:15 pmLow 1.4 ft at 10:42 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.9 ft at 6:06 amLow 4.2 ft at 11:36 am

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

Dry Lagoon water temperature

The water temperature at Dry Lagoon is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 49°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 59°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3; 57 to 59 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 Dry Lagoon

Spots near Dry Lagoon with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Dry LagoonStone LagoonBig LagoonRedwood CreekAgate BeachPatrick's PointGold Bluffs Beach

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About Dry Lagoon

Dry Lagoon is a beach break in Orick, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest.

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