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Klamath River Mouth Surf Report & Forecast, California

Klamath River Mouth, California: 11–13 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 8.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 12 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm.

Poor to Fair

11–13 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 12 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
8.2 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
12 mph (SSE), gusts 21cross-shore
Tide
7.1 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm
Water
58°F4/3
Air
55°Ffeels like 48°F
Sun
rise 6:58 amset 5:02 pm

Klamath River Mouth surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Klamath River Mouth: 7 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Klamath River Mouth today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–13 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Good8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:58 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Klamath River Mouth tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14811–12 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 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 Klamath River Mouth: 6 am, Good, 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 am11–13 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 144.0 ft
7 am11–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 134.8 ft
8 am10–12 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 166.0 ft
9 am11–13 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 217.0 ft
10 am11–13 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 217.7 ft
11 am11–12 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 267.7 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 237.1 ft
1 pm10–11 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 235.8 ft
2 pm10–12 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 244.1 ft
3 pm10–11 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 232.3 ft
4 pm9–11 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 220.9 ft
5 pm8–10 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22-0.1 ft
6 pm8–9 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 21-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)3.7 ft
7 am10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SE)4.3 ft
8 am10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SE)5.2 ft
9 am10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 146.3 ft
10 am10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 137.1 ft
11 am10–12 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 147.5 ft
12 pm10–12 ftPoor to Fair9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 147.3 ft
1 pm10–12 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 146.4 ft
2 pm11–12 ftPoor to Fair8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 135.0 ft
3 pm11–12 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 123.2 ft
4 pm11–12 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 121.6 ft
5 pm10–12 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 140.3 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14-0.3 ft

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

At 12 pm, sets at Klamath River Mouth 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 172 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 172 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Klamath River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Klamath River Mouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 21–27 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 21–27 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 13–19 ft and Poor.

Klamath 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 weekend10208–13Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 910–12Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 1011–13Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1112–16Thu, Nov 12: Poor to FairThuNov 1210–13Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1321–27Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1413–19Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1513–22Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 169–12Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 1710–12Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Klamath 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
Klamath River Mouth 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–13 ftGood10.2 ft · 14 s · W10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1614 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 247 am
Tue, Nov 1010–12 ftGood8.7 ft · 13 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE)8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 136 am
Wed, Nov 1111–13 ftGood8.8 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 115 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 109 am
Thu, Nov 1212–16 ftPoor to Fair11.4 ft · 15 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SE)9 mph onshore (SSW)5 pm
Fri, Nov 1310–13 ftPoor4.7 ft · 11 s · SW18 mph cross-shore (S)32 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 388 am
Sat, Nov 1421–27 ftPoor19.3 ft · 16 s · W17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2220 mph cross-shore (S)10 am
Sun, Nov 1513–19 ftPoor9.0 ft · 15 s · W11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2010 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 197 am
Mon, Nov 1613–22 ftPoor15.8 ft · 16 s · WSW7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 136 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 114 pm
Tue, Nov 179–12 ftGood—7 mph offshore (ESE)8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 131 pm
Wed, Nov 1810–12 ftGood—8 mph cross-shore (NW)5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Klamath River Mouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Klamath River Mouth tide chart and tide times

Tides at Klamath River Mouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.5 ft at 4:45 am, high 7.8 ft at 10:37 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Klamath River Mouth, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 7.1 ft, fallingLow 3.5 ft4:45 amHigh 7.8 ft10:37 amLow -0.3 ft5:44 pmHigh 6.0 ft12:25 amLow 3.6 ft5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft11:09 amLow -0.3 ft6:19 pmHigh 6.0 ft1:12 amLow 4.0 ft5:49 amHigh 7.8 ft11:39 amLow 0.1 ft6:56 pmHigh 6.0 ft1:51 am
Tide height at Klamath River Mouth, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Klamath River Mouth tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.5 ft at 4:45 amHigh 7.8 ft at 10:37 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:44 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 6.0 ft at 12:25 amLow 3.6 ft at 5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:09 amLow -0.3 ft at 6:19 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 6.0 ft at 1:12 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:49 amHigh 7.8 ft at 11:39 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:56 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 6.0 ft at 1:51 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:23 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:36 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.0 ft at 2:40 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:01 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:19 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.1 ft at 3:30 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:48 amHigh 7.4 ft at 1:33 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:07 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.1 ft at 4:23 amLow 5.0 ft at 8:55 amHigh 6.7 ft at 2:15 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:57 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.9 ft at 5:20 amLow 4.6 ft at 10:11 amHigh 6.0 ft at 3:16 pmLow 1.5 ft at 10:43 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.1 ft at 6:06 amLow 4.3 ft at 11:37 am

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

Klamath River Mouth water temperature

The water temperature at Klamath River Mouth is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 48°F and a 12 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.

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About Klamath River Mouth

Klamath River Mouth is a rivermouth in Klamath, Del Norte County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Requa.

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