Encinitas · San Diego County · California
Moonlight Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Encinitas, CA
Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, California: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 9 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:54 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.7 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 6.7 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:54 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
Moonlight Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Moonlight Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low 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 Moonlight Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 9 amnow | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 4.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Great | calm | 0.5 ft |
Moonlight Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 am, sets at Moonlight Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 34 s
- Lulls
- about 135 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 88% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Moonlight Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Moonlight Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–10 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–9 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Moonlight 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 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.0 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–8 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–10 ft | Fair | 4.1 ft · 6 s · W | 18 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 5 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–7 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 14 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–9 ft | Poor | 4.3 ft · 8 s · WSW | 12 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 21 | 10 am |
Moonlight Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Moonlight Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.8 ft at 2:10 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:35 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:54 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:18 pm. At 9 am the tide is 6.7 ft and falling.
Moonlight Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:10 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:35 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:54 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:08 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:24 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:02 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:09 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:35 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:16 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:07 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 1:46 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:40 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.1 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:34 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:02 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:44 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:25 pmLow 1.5 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | High 4.8 ft at 4:59 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:51 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Moonlight Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Moonlight Beach is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 1 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°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 Moonlight Beach
- Stone Steps0.4 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- D Street0.5 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Beacon's0.8 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Swami's1.2 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Grandview1.3 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Pipes1.9 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Great
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About Moonlight Beach
Moonlight Beach is a beach break in Encinitas, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Moonlight State Beach and Moonlight.
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