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Lovers Point Surf Report & Forecast, Pacific Grove, CA

Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, California: 4–5 ft, chest to head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 10.1 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the north-northeast, gusting 11 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm.

Fair

4–5 ft

chest to head high · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northeast at 6 mph, onshore; the beach faces southwest.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
10.1 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
6 mph (NNE), gusts 11onshore
Tide
4.2 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
66°Ffeels like 60°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:03 pm

Lovers Point surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Lovers Point: 6 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Lovers Point today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1374–5 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Lovers Point tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1373–4 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Lovers Point: 6 am, Poor, 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 am4–5 ftFair6 mph onshore (NE)4.1 ft
7 am4–5 ftFair6 mph onshore (NE)5.0 ft
8 am4–5 ftFair6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 115.7 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor to Fair6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 116.1 ft
10 am4–5 ftFair6 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 116.0 ft
11 am4–5 ftFair5 mph onshore (N)5.3 ft
12 pmnow4–5 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 134.2 ft
1 pm4–5 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 192.9 ft
2 pm3–4 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 211.5 ft
3 pm4 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 170.4 ft
4 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
5 pm4–5 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12-0.3 ft
6 pm4–5 ftFair5 mph onshore (N)0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 123.7 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 124.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 125.3 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 135.8 ft
10 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 136.0 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 135.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 144.8 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 193.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 192.2 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 151.0 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 160.1 ft
5 pm3 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15-0.3 ft

Lovers Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Lovers Point arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 468 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 4.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 468 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Lovers Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Lovers Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 1–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–9 ft and Great.

Lovers Point 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 weekend3693–5Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 92–4Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 102–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 113–6Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 121–7Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 131–9Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 145–9Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 155–8Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 164–7Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 172–4Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Lovers Point 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
Lovers Point 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 93–5 ftFair10.6 ft · 15 s · WNW6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 1112 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 216 pm
Tue, Nov 102–4 ftPoor6.4 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 1212 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 194 pm
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftPoor7.0 ft · 13 s · WNW9 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 156 mph offshore (WSW)3 pm
Thu, Nov 123–6 ftGood7.6 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 1416 mph offshore (SW), gusts 3011 am
Fri, Nov 131–7 ftGood8.9 ft · 14 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1316 mph offshore (SW), gusts 2812 pm
Sat, Nov 141–9 ftGreat8.9 ft · 15 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 138 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 154 pm
Sun, Nov 155–9 ftGreat13.0 ft · 16 s · WNW5 mph offshore (SSW)12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 165–8 ftFair12.9 ft · 15 s · WNW12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1818 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 287 am
Tue, Nov 174–7 ftGood—12 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 182–4 ftPoor—8 mph cross-shore (WNW)13 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Lovers Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Lovers Point tide chart and tide times

Tides at Lovers Point today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.8 ft at 3:10 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Lovers Point, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.2 ft, fallingLow 2.8 ft3:10 amHigh 6.1 ft9:17 amLow -0.3 ft4:40 pmHigh 4.1 ft11:24 pmLow 2.9 ft3:44 amHigh 6.0 ft9:48 amLow -0.4 ft5:15 pmHigh 4.0 ft12:13 amLow 3.1 ft4:11 amHigh 5.9 ft10:20 amLow -0.2 ft5:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft1:14 am
Tide height at Lovers Point, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Lovers Point tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.8 ft at 3:10 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.9 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:48 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:15 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.0 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:11 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:20 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:59 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 3.9 ft at 1:14 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:41 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:44 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.0 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:18 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:32 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.1 ft at 3:20 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:08 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:22 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.1 ft at 4:19 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:35 amHigh 4.9 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:14 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.3 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:52 am

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

Lovers Point water temperature

The water temperature at Lovers Point is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 60°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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 Lovers Point

Lovers Point is a point break in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, facing northeast. Also called Lovers Point Park.

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