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Gualala River Mouth Surf Report & Forecast, California

Gualala River Mouth, California: 8–10 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.6 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:11 pm.

Great

8–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 5 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:22 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
6.6 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.3 ft · 16 s · SSW
Wind
5 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
5.3 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:11 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
65°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:50 amset 5:06 pm

Gualala River Mouth surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Gualala River Mouth: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Gualala River Mouth today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13712–14 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Poor1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:50 am5:06 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Gualala River Mouth tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 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 Gualala River Mouth: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–14 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.0 ft
7 am10–12 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.9 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)5.8 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.4 ft
10 am8–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.6 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 126.2 ft
12 pmnow8–9 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 205.3 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 164.0 ft
2 pm8–10 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 152.5 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 151.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 120.1 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13-0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)3.7 ft
7 am7–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)4.4 ft
8 am7–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)5.2 ft
9 am7–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.0 ft
10 am7–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.4 ft
11 am7–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 136.4 ft
12 pm7–9 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 165.7 ft
1 pm7–8 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 174.6 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 153.2 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.8 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 150.6 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW)-0.3 ft

Gualala River Mouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Gualala River Mouth arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 155 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
Lulls
about 155 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
69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Gualala River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Gualala River Mouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Fair.

Gualala River Mouth 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 weekend510158–14Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–14Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1312–16Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 1510–15Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 164–6Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Gualala River Mouth 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
Gualala River Mouth 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–14 ftGreat8.3 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (NW)8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 158 am
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat4.8 ft · 12 s · W4 mph cross-shore (N)9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 156 pm
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftGreat5.0 ft · 13 s · W4 mph offshore (E)calm6 pm
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftGreat4.9 ft · 15 s · W4 mph offshore (E)13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 227 am
Fri, Nov 139–14 ftGood7.5 ft · 14 s · WSW6 mph cross-shore (S)14 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 246 am
Sat, Nov 1412–16 ftGreat7.9 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (S)9 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 167 am
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftFair6.0 ft · 16 s · W7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 1418 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 357 am
Mon, Nov 1610–15 ftGreat8.9 ft · 16 s · W9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1411 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 207 am
Tue, Nov 174–6 ftGreat—9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1612 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftGood—11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2317 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 247 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Gualala River Mouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Gualala River Mouth tide chart and tide times

Tides at Gualala River Mouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 3:54 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:50 am, low -0.3 ft at 5:11 pm and high 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Gualala River Mouth, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.3 ft, fallingLow 3.2 ft3:54 amHigh 6.6 ft9:50 amLow -0.3 ft5:11 pmHigh 4.7 ft11:59 pmLow 3.2 ft4:26 amHigh 6.5 ft10:22 amLow -0.3 ft5:46 pmHigh 4.7 ft12:46 amLow 3.5 ft4:57 amHigh 6.5 ft10:56 amLow 0.0 ft6:27 pmHigh 4.7 ft1:36 am
Tide height at Gualala River Mouth, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Gualala River Mouth tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.2 ft at 3:54 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:11 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.2 ft at 4:26 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:22 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:46 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.7 ft at 12:46 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:57 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:27 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.7 ft at 1:36 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:33 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:32 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:10 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.8 ft at 2:28 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:14 amHigh 6.3 ft at 12:07 pmLow 0.6 ft at 7:55 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.8 ft at 3:27 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:02 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:43 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.0 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.4 ft at 8:22 amHigh 5.6 ft at 1:36 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:35 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.7 ft at 5:14 amLow 3.9 ft at 9:45 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:41 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:19 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.9 ft at 5:52 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:14 am

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

Gualala River Mouth water temperature

The water temperature at Gualala River Mouth is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 64 and 65°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 64 to 65 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.

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About Gualala River Mouth

Gualala River Mouth is a rivermouth in Gualala, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Gualala Point and Gualala Point Regional Park.

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