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Elk Surf Report & Forecast, Greenwood Cove, California

Elk, Greenwood Cove, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 6.9 ft at 12 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.7 ft at 4:34 am.

Great

5–6 ft

head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northeast at 4 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
6.9 ft · 12 s · W
Wind
4 mph (NE)offshore
Tide
4.7 ft fallinglow 3.7 ft at 4:34 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
57°Ffeels like 55°F
Sun
rise 6:52 amset 5:05 pm

Elk surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Elk: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Elk today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690487–8 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: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:52 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Elk tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690487–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 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 Elk: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)4.1 ft
7 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NE)4.8 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat5 mph offshore (NE)5.7 ft
9 am5–6 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)6.5 ft
10 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)7.0 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 127.0 ft
12 pm5–6 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 136.4 ft
1 pm5–6 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 165.3 ft
2 pm7–8 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 153.9 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 132.4 ft
4 pm5–6 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 111.1 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 100.3 ft
6 pm5–6 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGreatcalm4.1 ft
7 am6–7 ftGreatcalm4.6 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreatcalm5.4 ft
9 am4–5 ftGreatcalm6.2 ft
10 am4–5 ftGreat4 mph onshore (W)6.8 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 117.1 ft
12 pm5–6 ftFair8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 146.8 ft
1 pm5–6 ftFair8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 146.1 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 204.9 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 163.5 ft
4 pm5–6 ftGood5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 112.1 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGood5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 101.1 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGreatcalm0.5 ft

Elk waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 2 am, sets at Elk arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 212 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 34 s
Lulls
about 212 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
moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Elk surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Elk: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–11 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–9 ft and Fair.

Elk 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 weekend510155–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 104–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 114–9Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–8Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 139–11Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 144–9Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 1510–13Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 166–11Tue, Nov 17: EpicTueNov 173–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 182–4Thu, Nov 19: GreatThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Elk 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
Elk 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGreat6.9 ft · 12 s · W5 mph offshore (NE)8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 157 am
Wed, Nov 114–8 ftGreat7.9 ft · 13 s · WNWcalm11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 206 am
Thu, Nov 124–9 ftGreat10.4 ft · 15 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SSE)15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 277 am
Fri, Nov 134–8 ftGood10.3 ft · 14 s · W23 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 369 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 172 pm
Sat, Nov 149–11 ftGood22.6 ft · 17 s · W6 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147 am
Sun, Nov 154–9 ftFair12.8 ft · 15 s · WNW16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2616 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 347 am
Mon, Nov 1610–13 ftFair—9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 186 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 137 am
Tue, Nov 176–11 ftEpic—5 mph offshore (ENE)6 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 183–6 ftGood—calm11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 167 am
Thu, Nov 192–4 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (NNE)12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 177 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Elk are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Elk tide chart and tide times

Tides at Elk today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.3 ft at 12:03 am, low 3.7 ft at 4:34 am, high 7.0 ft at 10:29 am and low 0.1 ft at 5:51 pm. At 2 am the tide is 4.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Elk, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 4.7 ft, fallingHigh 5.3 ft12:03 amLow 3.7 ft4:34 amHigh 7.0 ft10:29 amLow 0.1 ft5:51 pmHigh 5.3 ft12:50 amLow 4.0 ft5:05 amHigh 7.1 ft11:02 amLow 0.4 ft6:31 pmHigh 5.3 ft1:38 amLow 4.4 ft5:41 amHigh 7.1 ft11:38 amLow 0.9 ft7:12 pmHigh 5.6 ft2:32 am
Tide height at Elk, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Elk tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 5.3 ft at 12:03 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:34 amHigh 7.0 ft at 10:29 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:51 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.3 ft at 12:50 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:05 amHigh 7.1 ft at 11:02 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:31 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.3 ft at 1:38 amLow 4.4 ft at 5:41 amHigh 7.1 ft at 11:38 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:12 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.6 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.9 ft at 6:17 amHigh 7.2 ft at 12:17 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:01 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:17 amHigh 6.6 ft at 12:53 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:47 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.4 ft at 4:22 amLow 4.8 ft at 8:21 amHigh 6.1 ft at 1:44 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:36 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.4 ft at 5:12 amLow 4.6 ft at 9:51 amHigh 5.5 ft at 2:44 pmLow 1.5 ft at 10:22 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.6 ft at 5:53 amLow 4.2 ft at 11:17 am

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

Elk water temperature

The water temperature at Elk is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 4 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 63 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 65 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°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 Elk

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About Elk

Elk is a cove in Elk, Mendocino County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Greenwood State Beach.

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