Jenner · Sonoma County · California
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth Surf Report, Jenner, CA
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth, Jenner, California: 5–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm.
5–7 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 8 ft
- Swell
- 5.9 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 7 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.7 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:48 amset 5:05 pm
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth: 6 am, Great, 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 Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–8 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 5–7 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 6–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 6–8 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 5.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–7 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.3 ft |
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 6.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
- Lulls
- about 179 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
- 42% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 11–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–15 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–11 ft | Great | 9.7 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–8 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 12 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Great | 5.9 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6–9 ft | Great | 6.8 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 6 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–11 ft | Great | 8.1 ft · 14 s · W | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 19 | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 11–15 ft | Great | 13.8 ft · 16 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Good | 10.4 ft · 16 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 12 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 11–13 ft | Good | 12.5 ft · 17 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–7 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
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Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth tide chart and tide times
Tides at Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 3:47 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:46 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 1.7 ft and rising.
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:46 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.1 ft at 4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.6 ft at 1:29 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:27 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.6 ft at 2:22 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:04 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:54 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 8:16 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:31 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 5:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:38 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.8 ft at 5:48 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:09 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth water temperature
The water temperature at Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°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 Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth
- Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach2.4 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Wright's Beach3.6 mi SSE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Portuguese Beach5.2 mi SSE · 7–9 ft · Good
- Salmon Creek7.2 mi SSE · 9–11 ft · Fair
- Doran Beach10 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Dillon Beach16 mi SSE · 6 ft · Fair
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About Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth
Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth is a rivermouth in Jenner, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Russian River and Goat Rock Beach.
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