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

Humboldt Bay South Jetty, Eureka, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 11 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.6 ft at 12 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southwest. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.6 ft at 12:23 am.

Great

9–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southwest at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
7.6 ft · 12 s · W
Wind
7 mph (SSW)cross-shore
Tide
5.1 ft risinghigh 5.6 ft at 12:23 am
Water
60°F4/3
Air
58°Ffeels like 55°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:04 pm

Humboldt Bay South Jetty surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Humboldt Bay South Jetty today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14812–14 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Humboldt Bay South Jetty tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–13 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 South Jetty: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–14 ftFair8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 133.6 ft
7 am12–14 ftFair10 mph offshore (SE), gusts 164.5 ft
8 am12–13 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 165.6 ft
9 am12–14 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 206.6 ft
10 am12–14 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 207.2 ft
11 am11–13 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 207.2 ft
12 pm11–13 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 206.5 ft
1 pm11–13 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 225.2 ft
2 pm11–12 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 223.6 ft
3 pm11–13 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 171.8 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 180.4 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16-0.4 ft
6 pm9–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–13 ftGood6 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 113.6 ft
7 am11–13 ftGood7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 134.2 ft
8 am11–12 ftGood7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 125.1 ft
9 am11–12 ftGood5 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 106.1 ft
10 am10–12 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 106.9 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 117.2 ft
12 pm10–12 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 166.9 ft
1 pm11–12 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 196.0 ft
2 pm11–12 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 204.5 ft
3 pm11–12 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 192.9 ft
4 pm11–13 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151.3 ft
5 pm11–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 120.1 ft
6 pm11–12 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11-0.4 ft

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

At 11 pm, sets at Humboldt Bay South Jetty arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 112 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
Lulls
about 112 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
65% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

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

Next 10 days at Humboldt Bay South Jetty: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–20 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–15 ft and Fair.

Humboldt Bay South 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 weekend10209–14Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 910–13Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 1011–13Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1112–16Thu, Nov 12: Poor to FairThuNov 129–15Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1315–20Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1412–15Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 1516–19Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1612–17Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Humboldt Bay South 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 South Jetty 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 99–14 ftGood11.9 ft · 14 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 226 pm
Tue, Nov 1010–13 ftGood8.9 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 1211 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 2011 am
Wed, Nov 1111–13 ftGood9.0 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1314 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 216 am
Thu, Nov 1212–16 ftPoor to Fair11.1 ft · 15 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1722 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 364 pm
Fri, Nov 139–15 ftGood10.2 ft · 14 s · W29 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 4717 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2712 pm
Sat, Nov 1415–20 ftPoor24.5 ft · 18 s · WNW13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2018 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2910 am
Sun, Nov 1512–15 ftFair11.6 ft · 15 s · WNW19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3113 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 267 am
Mon, Nov 1616–19 ftPoor—6 mph offshore (SSE)4 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Tue, Nov 1712–17 ftFair—7 mph offshore (SE)7 mph onshore (WNW)4 pm
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftGreat—calm11 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Humboldt Bay South Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Humboldt Bay South Jetty tide chart and tide times

Tides at Humboldt Bay South Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.3 ft at 10:29 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:37 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 5.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Humboldt Bay South Jetty, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.1 ft, risingHigh 7.3 ft10:29 amLow -0.5 ft5:37 pmHigh 5.6 ft12:23 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 am
Tide height at Humboldt Bay South Jetty, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Humboldt Bay South Jetty tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 7.3 ft at 10:29 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:37 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.6 ft at 12:23 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 South Jetty water temperature

The water temperature at Humboldt Bay South Jetty is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 7 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 60 degrees, 4/3; 60 to 64 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 South Jetty

Spots near Humboldt Bay South Jetty with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Humboldt Bay South JettyHumboldt Bay North JettyBunkersSamoa BeachEel River MouthMad River BeachCenterville Beach

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About Humboldt Bay South Jetty

Humboldt Bay South Jetty is a jetty in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called South Spit.

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