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Gazos Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Pescadero, California

Gazos Creek, Pescadero, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 5.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 2.9 ft at 3:49 am.

Great

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
5.6 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
8 mph (N), gusts 14cross-shore
Tide
3.4 ft fallinglow 2.9 ft at 3:49 am
Water
67°F3/2
Air
60°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:43 amset 5:03 pm

Gazos Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Gazos Creek: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Gazos Creek today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1379–10 ft6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:43 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Gazos Creek tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1378–9 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 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 Gazos Creek: 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 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 153.7 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 154.5 ft
8 am6–8 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 145.3 ft
9 am7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (N)5.9 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (N)6.1 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.7 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.9 ft
1 pm7–9 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 193.7 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 182.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 201.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 190.1 ft
5 pm8–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19-0.3 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–9 ftGreat7 mph offshore (NE)3.6 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NE)4.2 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreatcalm4.9 ft
9 am7–9 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am7–8 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW)5.9 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood6 mph onshore (WSW)5.9 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair7 mph onshore (W), gusts 135.4 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor12 mph onshore (W), gusts 214.5 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor15 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 273.3 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 232.0 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)0.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm0.1 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW)-0.1 ft

Gazos Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 2 am, sets at Gazos Creek 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 138 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 138 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
60% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Gazos Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Gazos Creek: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 13–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–15 ft and Good.

Gazos Creek 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 weekend510156–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–12Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 1312–16Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 149–15Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1513–17Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1611–16Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 187–9Thu, Nov 19: GreatThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Gazos Creek 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
Gazos Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 106–10 ftGreat5.6 ft · 13 s · W9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1412 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1810 am
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftGreat6.2 ft · 13 s · Wcalm15 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 277 am
Thu, Nov 1210–13 ftGreat6.2 ft · 14 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1713 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 216 am
Fri, Nov 137–12 ftPoor to Fair8.1 ft · 15 s · W14 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 2125 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 356 am
Sat, Nov 1412–16 ftFair13.8 ft · 16 s · W10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 1610 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 1610 am
Sun, Nov 159–15 ftGood10.6 ft · 16 s · W9 mph cross-shore (SSE)15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 247 am
Mon, Nov 1613–17 ftPoor12.1 ft · 17 s · W16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2813 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 234 pm
Tue, Nov 1711–16 ftGreat—8 mph cross-shore (N)12 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftGood—11 mph cross-shore (NNW)14 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 197–9 ftGreat—8 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Gazos Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Gazos Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Gazos Creek today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.9 ft at 3:49 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:53 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:20 pm. At 2 am the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Gazos Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.4 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:49 amHigh 6.1 ft9:53 amLow -0.4 ft5:20 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:18 amLow 3.1 ft4:17 amHigh 6.0 ft10:26 amLow -0.1 ft6:02 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:15 amLow 3.5 ft4:49 amHigh 5.9 ft11 amLow 0.2 ft6:46 pmHigh 4.2 ft2:14 am
Tide height at Gazos Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Gazos Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.9 ft at 3:49 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:53 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:20 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:17 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:26 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:02 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:49 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:46 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:30 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:38 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:34 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.2 ft at 3:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:22 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:19 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:24 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.2 ft at 4:19 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:10 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:17 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.1 ft at 5:03 amLow 3.5 ft at 9:23 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.6 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.3 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.1 ft at 10:54 am

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

Gazos Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Gazos Creek is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 57°F and an 8 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 67°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 66 to 67 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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 Gazos Creek

Spots near Gazos Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Gazos CreekPigeon PointAno NuevoWaddell CreekPescadero State BeachPomponio State BeachScott Creek - Reef

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About Gazos Creek

Gazos Creek is a rivermouth in Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Gazos.

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