Pebble Beach · Monterey County · California
Ghost Tree Surf Report & Forecast, Pebble Beach, California
Ghost Tree, Pebble Beach, California: 7–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.5 ft at 3:43 am.
7–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 4.8 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.4 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 9 mph (N), gusts 14cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.7 ft fallinglow 3.5 ft at 3:43 am
- Water
- 68°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
Ghost Tree surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ghost Tree: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
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 Ghost Tree: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 7–9 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 16 | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (N), gusts 14 | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 2.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 15 | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 4.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–7 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | calm | 0.7 ft |
Ghost Tree waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Ghost Tree arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 8.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 166 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
- 75% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ghost Tree surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ghost Tree: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 21–26 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 21–26 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ghost Tree are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–10 ft | Poor | 4.2 ft · 13 s · W | 11 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 16 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–8 ft | Poor | 4.3 ft · 13 s · W | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9–13 ft | Poor | 5.7 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 18 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 29 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–13 ft | Poor | 7.5 ft · 15 s · W | 13 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 21 | 21 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 37 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 21–26 ft | Good | 13.4 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Poor | 9.6 ft · 16 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 15 mph onshore (SW), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 18–22 ft | Fair | 10.2 ft · 15 s · W | 20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 33 | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–15 ft | Good | — | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6–9 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ghost Tree are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ghost Tree tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ghost Tree today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.5 ft at 3:43 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:47 am and low 0.3 ft at 5:14 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.7 ft and falling.
Ghost Tree tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 3:43 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.7 ft at 12:12 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:09 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:57 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.6 ft at 1:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 4:39 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:53 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:42 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.7 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.4 ft at 5:13 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:30 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.8 ft at 3:17 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:10 amHigh 6.0 ft at 12:10 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.7 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:30 amHigh 5.5 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:11 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:16 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:05 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.9 ft at 10:50 amHigh 4.6 ft at 3:29 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ghost Tree water temperature
The water temperature at Ghost Tree is about 68°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 9 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.
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 Ghost Tree
- Carmel Beach1.3 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Carmel River State Beach2.0 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Carmel Meadows2.5 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Monastery Beach2.8 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Spanish Bay - South Moss3.6 mi N · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Asilomar4.1 mi N · 11–13 ft · Fair
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About Ghost Tree
Ghost Tree is a slab in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California, facing southwest. Also called Pescadero Point and Cypress Point.
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