Pacifica · San Mateo County · California
Linda Mar Surf Report & Forecast, Pacifica, California
Linda Mar, Pacifica, California: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 7 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 4.3 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 10:04 am.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 4.3 ft · 13 s · WNWplus 3.4 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 4 mph (NNW)onshore
- Tide
- 4.6 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 10:04 am
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 60°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:03 pm
Linda Mar surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Linda Mar: 8 am, Good, on a rising high 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 Linda Mar: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 amnow | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (N), gusts 12 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (N), gusts 10 | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (N) | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (N), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 5.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NW) | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NNW) | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 20 | 0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | -0.0 ft |
Linda Mar waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 7 am, sets at Linda Mar arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 168 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Linda Mar surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Linda Mar: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Linda Mar 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 | 3–5 ft | Good | 4.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Great | 4.8 ft · 13 s · WNW | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–6 ft | Great | 8.4 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 10 | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 9.2 ft · 14 s · W | 15 mph offshore (S), gusts 21 | 27 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 37 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Good | 14.7 ft · 16 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (W) | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Great | 12.8 ft · 16 s · W | 9 mph offshore (SSE) | 14 mph cross-shore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7–10 ft | Poor | 12.5 ft · 15 s · W | 26 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 41 | 12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–9 ft | Great | — | 3 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 mph onshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (W) | 25 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–6 ft | Fair | — | 19 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 27 | 7 mph onshore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Linda Mar are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Linda Mar tide chart and tide times
Tides at Linda Mar today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.1 ft at 4 am, high 6.5 ft at 10:04 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:27 pm. At 7 am the tide is 4.6 ft and rising.
Linda Mar tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.1 ft at 4 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:04 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:27 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.6 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:34 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:37 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:08 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.6 ft at 1:19 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:07 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:11 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:51 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.8 ft at 2:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:45 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:51 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:41 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.8 ft at 3:11 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:44 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:30 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:28 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.2 ft at 7:50 amHigh 5.5 ft at 1:24 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.7 ft at 5:02 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:31 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:24 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 5:39 amLow 3.5 ft at 11 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Linda Mar water temperature
The water temperature at Linda Mar is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 60°F and a 4 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 63°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 Linda Mar
- Pedro Point0.4 mi W · 6–7 ft · Poor
- Rockaway Beach1.0 mi NNE · 7–8 ft · Great
- Sharp Park2.3 mi NNE · 7–8 ft · Good
- Gray Whale Cove2.4 mi SSW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Montara State Beach3.2 mi S · 7–8 ft · Good
- Ross's Cove7.2 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Linda Mar
Linda Mar is a beach break in Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, facing northwest. Also called Pacifica State Beach and Taco Bell.
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