Half Moon Bay · San Mateo County · California
Martins Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Half Moon Bay, CA
Martins Beach, Half Moon Bay, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 5.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 65°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.1 ft at 3:56 am.
7–8 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 5.6 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.9 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 6 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.6 ft fallinglow 3.1 ft at 3:56 am
- Water
- 65°F3/2
- Air
- 60°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm
Martins Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Martins Beach: 9 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 Martins Beach: 4 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 6–8 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 4.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 2.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 4.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 3.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | -0.0 ft |
Martins Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 am, sets at Martins Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 141 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 56% 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.
Martins Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Martins Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 13–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–15 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–12 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Martins 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 | 6–8 ft | Great | 5.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–8 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9–11 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 14 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–10 ft | Fair | 7.9 ft · 15 s · W | 13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 20 | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12–15 ft | Poor | 15.5 ft · 16 s · W | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–12 ft | Good | 10.2 ft · 16 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (S) | 14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–16 ft | Poor | 12.4 ft · 17 s · W | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–13 ft | Good | — | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Martins Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Martins Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Martins Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.1 ft at 3:56 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:58 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:23 pm. At 2 am the tide is 3.6 ft and falling.
Martins Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:58 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.4 ft at 12:19 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:26 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:31 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.4 ft at 1:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:57 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:05 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:48 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 2:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:35 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:37 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 3:11 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:36 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:44 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:15 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.9 ft at 9:27 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:16 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.7 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:56 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Martins Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Martins Beach is about 65°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°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 Martins Beach
- Tunitas Creek1.1 mi SSE · 7–8 ft · Great
- San Gregorio State Beach3.3 mi S · 7–9 ft · Good
- Pomponio State Beach4.6 mi S · 8–9 ft · Good
- Kelly Ave6.5 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Pescadero State Beach7.3 mi S · 9–10 ft · Good
- Dunes Beach7.7 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
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About Martins Beach
Martins Beach is a cove in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, facing west.
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