Marina · Monterey County · California
Marina State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Marina State Beach, California: 10–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 7.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.3 ft at 3:45 am.
10–12 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft
- Swell
- 7.2 ft · 13 s · WNW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.5 ft fallinglow 3.3 ft at 3:45 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:02 pm
Marina State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Marina State Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid 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 Marina State 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 | 9–10 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 10 | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 11 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | 4.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18 | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 9–10 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 0.6 ft |
Marina State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Marina State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 11.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 150 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Marina State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Marina State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–21 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–21 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–17 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Marina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7–10 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 13 s · WNW | 5 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 10 | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 8–11 ft | Great | 6.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 11–15 ft | Great | 7.2 ft · 13 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10–15 ft | Great | 9.1 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 17 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 16–21 ft | Fair | 14.1 ft · 15 s · WNW | 7 mph onshore (W) | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 12–17 ft | Great | 12.1 ft · 16 s · WNW | 8 mph offshore (SE) | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 16–20 ft | Poor | 12.7 ft · 15 s · WNW | 14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 26 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 13–18 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8–12 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Marina State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Marina State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Marina State Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.3 ft at 3:45 am, high 6.5 ft at 9:49 am and low 0.2 ft at 5:17 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.5 ft and falling.
Marina State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 3:45 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:49 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.5 ft at 12:14 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:11 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:21 amLow 0.4 ft at 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.5 ft at 1:13 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:41 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.6 ft at 2:14 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:16 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:36 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.7 ft at 3:16 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:15 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:13 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:33 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:05 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 5:05 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:19 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:08 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.8 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Marina State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Marina State Beach is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 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 Marina State Beach
- Salinas River State Beach6.2 mi N · 8–9 ft · Great
- Lovers Point7.1 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Del Monte Beach7.2 mi SSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Moss Landing8.3 mi N · 5–6 ft · Good
- Asilomar8.7 mi SW · 11–13 ft · Fair
- Spanish Bay - South Moss9.2 mi SW · 8–9 ft · Fair
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About Marina State Beach
Marina State Beach is a beach break in Marina, Monterey County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Reservation Road and Marina Dunes.
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