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Eel River Mouth Surf Report & Forecast, Ferndale, California

Eel River Mouth, Ferndale, California: 11–13 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 10.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 23 mph. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.5 ft at 5:39 pm.

Great

11–13 ft

double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the south at 13 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:34 pm
Swell
10.1 ft · 13 s · WNW
Wind
13 mph (S), gusts 23cross-shore
Tide
6.5 ft fallinglow -0.5 ft at 5:39 pm
Water
60°F4/3
Air
62°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:05 pm

Eel River Mouth surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Eel River Mouth: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Eel River Mouth 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: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Eel River Mouth tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 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 Eel River Mouth: 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 am11–12 ftGreat9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 153.7 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 184.6 ft
8 am10–12 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 195.7 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 226.7 ft
10 am11–13 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 237.2 ft
11 am11–13 ftGreat14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 247.2 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 236.5 ft
1 pm10–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 245.2 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 243.6 ft
3 pm10–11 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 211.9 ft
4 pm9–11 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 190.5 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18-0.4 ft
6 pm8–10 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 133.5 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 134.1 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat9 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 155.1 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 136.0 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 146.8 ft
11 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.1 ft
12 pm9–11 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 176.8 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 195.8 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 194.4 ft
3 pm10–11 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 182.7 ft
4 pm9–11 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 161.2 ft
5 pm9–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 150.0 ft
6 pm9–11 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14-0.5 ft

Eel River Mouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Eel River Mouth 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 104 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 104 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
87% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Eel River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Eel River Mouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 13–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–17 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–14 ft and Good.

Eel River Mouth 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 weekend510158–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 99–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–13Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 149–14Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1510–14Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 169–13Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Eel River Mouth 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
Eel River Mouth 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–13 ftGreat12.8 ft · 14 s · WNW11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1914 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 246 am
Tue, Nov 109–11 ftGreat9.2 ft · 13 s · W9 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 1511 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 196 pm
Wed, Nov 119–11 ftGreat8.9 ft · 13 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1513 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 206 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–13 ftGreat10.6 ft · 15 s · W8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 1314 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 227 am
Fri, Nov 139–13 ftFair8.5 ft · 14 s · W23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3428 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 417 am
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftGreat18.1 ft · 16 s · W15 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2320 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 307 am
Sun, Nov 159–14 ftGood11.4 ft · 16 s · WNW12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2514 mph onshore (W), gusts 287 am
Mon, Nov 1610–14 ftGreat9.7 ft · 16 s · WNWcalm8 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 151 pm
Tue, Nov 179–13 ftGreat—7 mph offshore (SE)10 mph cross-shore (S)7 am
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftFair—12 mph onshore (NW)12 mph onshore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Eel River Mouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Eel River Mouth tide chart and tide times

Tides at Eel River Mouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 4:37 am, high 7.3 ft at 10:29 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:39 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 6.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Eel River Mouth, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-202468Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 6.5 ft, fallingLow 3.2 ft4:37 amHigh 7.3 ft10:29 amLow -0.5 ft5:39 pmHigh 5.5 ft12:23 amLow 3.3 ft5:09 amHigh 7.1 ft11 amLow -0.5 ft6:15 pmHigh 5.5 ft1:10 amLow 3.7 ft5:41 amHigh 7.2 ft11:32 amLow -0.2 ft6:51 pmHigh 5.6 ft1:52 am
Tide height at Eel River Mouth, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Eel River Mouth tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.2 ft at 4:37 amHigh 7.3 ft at 10:29 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:39 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.5 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.3 ft at 5:09 amHigh 7.1 ft at 11 amLow -0.5 ft at 6:15 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.5 ft at 1:10 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:41 amHigh 7.2 ft at 11:32 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:51 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.6 ft at 1:52 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:16 amHigh 7.2 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:32 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.5 ft at 2:40 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:55 amHigh 7.1 ft at 12:44 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:16 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.6 ft at 3:30 amLow 4.6 ft at 7:43 amHigh 6.8 ft at 1:25 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:03 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.6 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.7 ft at 8:50 amHigh 6.2 ft at 2:08 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:54 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.3 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.2 ft at 10:07 amHigh 5.5 ft at 3:10 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:39 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.6 ft at 6:05 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:34 am

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

Eel River Mouth water temperature

The water temperature at Eel River Mouth is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 60 degrees, 4/3; 60 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood60°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 Eel River Mouth

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About Eel River Mouth

Eel River Mouth is a rivermouth in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Crab Park.

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