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Gold Bluffs Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Orick, California

Gold Bluffs Beach, Orick, California: 10–11 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 8.3 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 7.5 ft at 11:07 am.

Great

10–11 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:30 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
8.3 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
7 mph (SSE)cross-shore
Tide
3.6 ft risinghigh 7.5 ft at 11:07 am
Water
58°F4/3
Air
54°Ffeels like 50°F
Sun
rise 6:59 amset 5:01 pm

Gold Bluffs Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Gold Bluffs Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Gold Bluffs Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–12 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:59 am5:01 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Gold Bluffs Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–12 ft7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Gold Bluffs Beach: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amnow10–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE)3.6 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 134.2 ft
8 am10–12 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SE)5.2 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSE)6.2 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 127.1 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 157.5 ft
12 pm10–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 167.2 ft
1 pm9–11 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 166.3 ft
2 pm9–11 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 164.8 ft
3 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 133.1 ft
4 pm9–11 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 121.5 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 140.3 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14-0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am10–12 ftGreat8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 154.2 ft
8 am10–12 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 134.9 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 115.9 ft
10 am10–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (S)6.9 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 147.5 ft
12 pm11–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.6 ft
1 pm11–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157.0 ft
2 pm10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 155.9 ft
3 pm10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 144.3 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 102.7 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGreatcalm1.2 ft
6 pm10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (SE)0.3 ft

Gold Bluffs Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 6 am, sets at Gold Bluffs Beach 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 101 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 11.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 101 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
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.

What do these mean?

Gold Bluffs Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Gold Bluffs Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–18 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–13 ft and Great.

Gold Bluffs Beach 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 weekend510159–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 1010–12Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1111–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–14Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1314–18Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–13Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1515–18Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1610–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 186–10Thu, Nov 19: GreatThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Gold Bluffs Beach 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
Gold Bluffs Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 109–12 ftGreat8.3 ft · 13 s · W6 mph offshore (SE)9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 168 am
Wed, Nov 1110–12 ftGreat8.3 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 138 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 156 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–15 ftGreat11.4 ft · 15 s · W4 mph offshore (SE)8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 158 am
Fri, Nov 139–14 ftGood8.5 ft · 14 s · W20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3315 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 252 pm
Sat, Nov 1414–18 ftGreat24.2 ft · 18 s · W11 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1616 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 267 am
Sun, Nov 1511–13 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · W15 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2111 mph offshore (SE), gusts 184 pm
Mon, Nov 1615–18 ftGreat11.2 ft · 18 s · W5 mph offshore (SE)7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 137 am
Tue, Nov 1710–15 ftGreat—6 mph offshore (SE)6 mph cross-shore (S)4 pm
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftGreat—5 mph offshore (ESE)11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 197 am
Thu, Nov 196–10 ftGreat—9 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph cross-shore (N)7 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Gold Bluffs Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Gold Bluffs Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Gold Bluffs Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.9 ft at 12:24 am, low 3.5 ft at 5:15 am, high 7.5 ft at 11:07 am and low -0.4 ft at 6:18 pm. At 6 am the tide is 3.6 ft and rising.

Tide height at Gold Bluffs Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.6 ft, risingHigh 5.9 ft12:24 amLow 3.5 ft5:15 amHigh 7.5 ft11:07 amLow -0.4 ft6:18 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:09 amLow 3.9 ft5:47 amHigh 7.6 ft11:38 amLow 0.0 ft6:55 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:52 amLow 4.2 ft6:21 amHigh 7.6 ft12:14 pmLow 0.5 ft7:34 pmHigh 6.1 ft2:41 am
Tide height at Gold Bluffs Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Gold Bluffs Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 5.9 ft at 12:24 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:15 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:07 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.9 ft at 1:09 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:47 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.9 ft at 1:52 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:21 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:34 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.1 ft at 2:41 amLow 4.8 ft at 7 amHigh 7.7 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.0 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:54 amHigh 7.0 ft at 1:28 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:02 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.1 ft at 4:23 amLow 5.0 ft at 8:55 amHigh 6.7 ft at 2:14 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:57 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.7 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.4 ft at 10:13 amHigh 5.8 ft at 3:14 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:43 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.8 ft at 6:06 amLow 4.1 ft at 11:37 am

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

Gold Bluffs Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Gold Bluffs Beach is about 58°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 50°F and a 7 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 58 degrees, 4/3; 57 to 58 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood58°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 Gold Bluffs Beach

Spots near Gold Bluffs Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Gold Bluffs BeachRedwood CreekStone LagoonDry LagoonKlamath River MouthBig LagoonAgate Beach

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About Gold Bluffs Beach

Gold Bluffs Beach is a beach break in Orick, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Fern Canyon and Prairie Creek.

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