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Humboldt Bay North Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Eureka, CA

Humboldt Bay North Jetty, Eureka, California: 10–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 8.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the south-southeast. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.4 ft at 5:11 am.

Great

10–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 5 mph, offshore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.8 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
5 mph (SSE)offshore
Tide
3.4 ft risinglow 3.4 ft at 5:11 am
Water
60°F4/3
Air
56°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:58 amset 5:03 pm

Humboldt Bay North Jetty surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Humboldt Bay North Jetty: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Humboldt Bay North Jetty today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:58 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Humboldt Bay North Jetty tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–13 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Great2 pm: Great3 pm: Fair4 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 Humboldt Bay North Jetty: 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 am10–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 123.6 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SE), gusts 134.2 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 125.1 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph offshore (SSE)6.1 ft
10 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph offshore (S), gusts 106.9 ft
11 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (SSW)7.2 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 156.9 ft
1 pm8–9 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 206.0 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 204.5 ft
3 pm9–11 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 202.9 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151.3 ft
5 pm10–12 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 130.1 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SSW)-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–11 ftGreat5 mph offshore (SSE)3.8 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 124.2 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat7 mph offshore (SSE)4.9 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph offshore (S)5.9 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph offshore (S)6.7 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 137.3 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 197.3 ft
1 pm9–11 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 196.8 ft
2 pm9–11 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (SW)5.6 ft
3 pm9–11 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 194.1 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 202.5 ft
5 pm11–13 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151.1 ft
6 pm11–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (S)0.2 ft

Humboldt Bay North Jetty waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 5 am, sets at Humboldt Bay North Jetty 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 142 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 11.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 142 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
73% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Humboldt Bay North Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Humboldt Bay North Jetty: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 15–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–17 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Great.

Humboldt Bay North Jetty 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 weekend510158–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 109–13Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1112–15Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 127–13Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1410–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1515–18Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 1612–17Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 189–12Thu, Nov 19: Poor to FairThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Humboldt Bay North Jetty 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
Humboldt Bay North Jetty 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 108–12 ftGreat8.8 ft · 13 s · W6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1211 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 206 pm
Wed, Nov 119–13 ftGreat9.0 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph offshore (SSE)9 mph cross-shore (SW)6 am
Thu, Nov 1212–15 ftGood11.0 ft · 15 s · W6 mph offshore (S)16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2510 am
Fri, Nov 137–13 ftGood10.2 ft · 14 s · W24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3915 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 261 pm
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftGood24.6 ft · 18 s · WNW6 mph offshore (SE)15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 254 pm
Sun, Nov 1510–14 ftGreat12.0 ft · 15 s · WNW17 mph offshore (S), gusts 2615 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 2310 am
Mon, Nov 1615–18 ftFair10.9 ft · 18 s · NW4 mph offshore (S)10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 1712–17 ftGood—6 mph offshore (SSE)8 mph cross-shore (SW)1 pm
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftGreat—calm20 mph onshore (N), gusts 287 am
Thu, Nov 199–12 ftPoor to Fair—16 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (N)10 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Humboldt Bay North Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Humboldt Bay North Jetty tide chart and tide times

Tides at Humboldt Bay North Jetty today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.7 ft at 12:22 am, low 3.4 ft at 5:11 am, high 7.2 ft at 11:02 am and low -0.4 ft at 6:14 pm. At 5 am the tide is 3.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Humboldt Bay North Jetty, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.4 ft, risingHigh 5.7 ft12:22 amLow 3.4 ft5:11 amHigh 7.2 ft11:02 amLow -0.4 ft6:14 pmHigh 5.6 ft1:09 amLow 3.8 ft5:42 amHigh 7.4 ft11:34 amLow 0.0 ft6:52 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:52 amLow 4.2 ft6:16 amHigh 7.4 ft12:08 pmLow 0.5 ft7:31 pmHigh 5.9 ft2:42 am
Tide height at Humboldt Bay North Jetty, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Humboldt Bay North Jetty tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 5.7 ft at 12:22 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:11 amHigh 7.2 ft at 11:02 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.6 ft at 1:09 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:42 amHigh 7.4 ft at 11:34 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:52 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:52 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:16 amHigh 7.4 ft at 12:08 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:31 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.9 ft at 2:42 amLow 4.8 ft at 6:53 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:47 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:20 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.9 ft at 3:25 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:50 amHigh 6.9 ft at 1:22 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.8 ft at 4:25 amLow 4.8 ft at 8:49 amHigh 6.4 ft at 2:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:54 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.6 ft at 5:17 amLow 4.4 ft at 10:12 amHigh 5.6 ft at 3:08 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:40 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.7 ft at 6:05 amLow 4.0 ft at 11:34 am

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

Humboldt Bay North Jetty water temperature

The water temperature at Humboldt Bay North Jetty is about 60°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 5 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 60 degrees, 4/3; 60 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood60°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 Humboldt Bay North Jetty

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About Humboldt Bay North Jetty

Humboldt Bay North Jetty is a jetty in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, facing northwest. Also called The Jetty.

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