La Selva Beach · Santa Cruz County · California
Manresa State Beach Surf Report, La Selva Beach, CA
Manresa State Beach, La Selva Beach, California: 6–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.9 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 high tide is 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm.
6–7 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 8 ft
- Swell
- 3.9 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.1 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:02 pm
Manresa State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Manresa State Beach: 6 am, Great, 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 Manresa State Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 8–10 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 0.3 ft |
| 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 | 3 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 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 | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 10 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 3 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.2 ft |
Manresa State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Manresa State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 151 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 90% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Manresa State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Manresa State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–19 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–12 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Manresa State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6–10 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 3 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–11 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 17 mph onshore (SW), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 14–19 ft | Great | 9.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 8–12 ft | Great | 7.5 ft · 16 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–16 ft | Good | 7.8 ft · 17 s · WSW | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–11 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Fair | — | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Manresa State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Manresa State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Manresa State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:19 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 2.1 ft and rising.
Manresa State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:19 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:12 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:12 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:43 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:16 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:13 amHigh 5.6 ft at 12:15 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:20 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:31 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:07 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:03 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:21 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:07 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Manresa State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Manresa State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°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 Manresa State Beach
- La Selva Beach0.8 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Seascape2.5 mi NW · 5 ft · Good
- Beer Can Beach2.9 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Sunset State Beach3.0 mi SSE · 6–8 ft · Great
- Rio Del Mar3.7 mi NW · 4 ft · Great
- Seacliff State Beach4.5 mi NW · 4 ft · Great
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About Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach is a beach break in La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Manresa Uplands.
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