La Selva Beach · Santa Cruz County · California
La Selva Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
La Selva Beach, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.0 ft at 3:44 am.
5–6 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 3.8 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.2 ft fallinglow 3.0 ft at 3:44 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:41 amset 5:02 pm
La Selva Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at La Selva Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
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 La Selva Beach: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 5 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 5 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 4.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 0.2 ft |
La Selva Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at La Selva Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 160 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 49% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
La Selva Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at La Selva Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for La Selva Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6–9 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 19 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–10 ft | Great | 5.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12–16 ft | Good | 11.8 ft · 16 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Great | 7.5 ft · 16 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12–14 ft | Good | 8.4 ft · 17 s · WSW | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–11 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–5 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | calm | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for La Selva Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
La Selva Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at La Selva Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 3:44 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:49 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:19 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.2 ft and falling.
La Selva Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:12 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:59 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:14 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:43 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 2:12 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:16 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 3:19 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:17 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:13 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:20 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:33 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:06 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:04 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:20 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:08 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.3 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
La Selva Beach water temperature
The water temperature at La Selva Beach is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 70°F.
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 La Selva Beach
- Manresa State Beach0.8 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Good
- Seascape1.7 mi NW · 5 ft · Good
- Beer Can Beach2.1 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Rio Del Mar2.9 mi NW · 4 ft · Great
- Seacliff State Beach3.7 mi NW · 4 ft · Great
- Sunset State Beach3.8 mi SSE · 6–8 ft · Great
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About La Selva Beach
La Selva Beach is a beach break in La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest.
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