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Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach Surf Report, Jenner, CA

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach, Jenner, California: 6–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.9 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm.

Great

6–7 ft

head high to overhead · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the west-northwest at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:20 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
7.9 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.4 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (WNW)cross-shore
Tide
5.1 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
66°Ffeels like 62°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:05 pm

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1376–8 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1376–7 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach: 8 am, Great, 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 am6–7 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)3.9 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.8 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NW)5.7 ft
9 am6–7 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.4 ft
11 am5–6 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.0 ft
12 pmnow5–6 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 135.1 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 193.7 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 172.3 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.9 ft
4 pm5–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.0 ft
5 pm6–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14-0.3 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.6 ft
7 am4–5 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.3 ft
8 am5–6 ftGreat3 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.2 ft
9 am4–5 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
10 am4–5 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.3 ft
11 am4–5 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.2 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (WNW)5.6 ft
1 pm4–5 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 144.5 ft
2 pm5–6 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 143.1 ft
3 pm5–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 151.7 ft
4 pm5–6 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.5 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15-0.2 ft
6 pm5–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17-0.3 ft

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 182 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 39 s
Lulls
about 182 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
56% 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?

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–14 ft and Epic; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–9 ft and Fair.

Duncan's Landing / Shell 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 weekend510155–8Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 94–7Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 104–7Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 116–9Thu, Nov 12: EpicThuNov 126–10Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 139–14Sat, Nov 14: EpicSatNov 147–9Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 158–12Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 175–8Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Duncan's Landing / Shell 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
Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–8 ftGreat9.6 ft · 15 s · W4 mph cross-shore (NW)10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 104–7 ftGreat5.1 ft · 13 s · W3 mph cross-shore (NNW)9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 148 am
Wed, Nov 114–7 ftGreat5.9 ft · 13 s · Wcalm7 mph onshore (W), gusts 136 am
Thu, Nov 126–9 ftEpic7.6 ft · 15 s · W4 mph offshore (E)10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 206 am
Fri, Nov 136–10 ftGreat9.2 ft · 14 s · W5 mph cross-shore (S)15 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 256 am
Sat, Nov 149–14 ftEpic10.7 ft · 15 s · Wcalm9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 147 am
Sun, Nov 157–9 ftFair10.2 ft · 16 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1915 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 267 am
Mon, Nov 168–12 ftGreat13.1 ft · 15 s · W10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 217 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–8 ftGood—11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1916 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 244 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 3:47 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:46 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.1 ft, fallingLow 3.0 ft3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft9:46 amLow -0.4 ft5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft11:54 pmLow 3.1 ft4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft10:18 amLow -0.3 ft5:41 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:36 amLow 3.3 ft4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft10:51 amLow -0.1 ft6:22 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:29 am
Tide height at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.0 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:46 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:29 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:27 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:06 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.6 ft at 2:22 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:04 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:52 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:54 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:39 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 8:16 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:31 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:31 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.5 ft at 5:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:38 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:16 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:48 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:09 am

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

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 65 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°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 Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach

Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach is a cove in Jenner, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Duncans Landing and Sonoma Coast State Beach.

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