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Gale Point Surf Report & Forecast, Shelter Cove, California

Gale Point, Shelter Cove, California: 10–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 7.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:23 pm.

Good

10–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:26 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
7.9 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
7 mph (SSE), gusts 13cross-shore
Tide
5.9 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:23 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
60°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:54 amset 5:05 pm

Gale Point surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Gale Point: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Gale Point today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–12 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:54 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Gale Point tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Great3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 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 Gale Point: 3 pm, Great, on a falling mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (ESE)3.9 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 124.8 ft
8 am10–12 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 145.8 ft
9 am10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 136.6 ft
10 am10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 136.9 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 146.7 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 145.9 ft
1 pm10–11 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 154.6 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 133.0 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 91.5 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm0.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreatcalm3.7 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)4.3 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)5.2 ft
9 am10–12 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
10 am10–12 ftGreatcalm6.7 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 106.8 ft
12 pm10–11 ftFair6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 136.3 ft
1 pm9–11 ftGood5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 105.2 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGreat4 mph onshore (W)3.8 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm2.3 ft
4 pm7–9 ftGreatcalm0.9 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.0 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft

Gale Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Gale Point 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 139 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 11.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 139 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
76% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Gale Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Gale Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–19 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Poor.

Gale Point 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 weekend510157–12Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–15Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 126–12Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1314–19Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1410–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1512–18Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 165–8Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–9Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Gale Point 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
Gale Point 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–12 ftGreat9.9 ft · 15 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 146 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 135 pm
Tue, Nov 107–12 ftGreat6.9 ft · 12 s · W4 mph offshore (ENE)4 mph onshore (W)3 pm
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat6.8 ft · 13 s · Wcalm7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 155 pm
Thu, Nov 128–15 ftGood8.1 ft · 15 s · W9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 168 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 176 am
Fri, Nov 136–12 ftFair8.0 ft · 14 s · WSW19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3222 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 447 am
Sat, Nov 1414–19 ftPoor12.8 ft · 15 s · W12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2017 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 317 am
Sun, Nov 1510–13 ftPoor8.4 ft · 16 s · WSW10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 2211 mph onshore (W), gusts 254 pm
Mon, Nov 1612–18 ftGood12.1 ft · 16 s · SW6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 127 mph onshore (SW), gusts 144 pm
Tue, Nov 175–8 ftGreat—8 mph offshore (NE)5 mph onshore (SSW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–9 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Gale Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Gale Point tide chart and tide times

Tides at Gale Point today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 4:13 am, high 6.9 ft at 10:08 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:23 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Gale Point, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.9 ft, fallingLow 3.2 ft4:13 amHigh 6.9 ft10:08 amLow -0.3 ft5:23 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:11 amLow 3.3 ft4:47 amHigh 6.8 ft10:41 amLow -0.3 ft5:59 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:57 amLow 3.7 ft5:19 amHigh 6.8 ft11:11 amLow -0.1 ft6:37 pmHigh 5.1 ft1:43 am
Tide height at Gale Point, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Gale Point tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.9 ft at 10:08 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:23 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.1 ft at 12:11 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:41 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:59 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.1 ft at 12:57 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:19 amHigh 6.8 ft at 11:11 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:37 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.1 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:54 amHigh 6.8 ft at 11:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:19 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.1 ft at 2:31 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:34 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:25 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:04 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.2 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:21 amHigh 6.5 ft at 1:07 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:52 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.3 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 8:34 amHigh 5.9 ft at 1:51 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:43 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.1 ft at 5:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:55 amHigh 5.2 ft at 2:53 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:27 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.3 ft at 5:56 amLow 3.8 ft at 11:22 am

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

Gale Point water temperature

The water temperature at Gale Point is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 59 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 59 to 64 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.

Surf spots near Gale Point

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About Gale Point

Gale Point is a point break in Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, facing west-southwest.

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